Help using remote repository

[hspindel]

I am using borgbackup under Rocky Linux 9.2.

My repository is stored on a mounted SMB file system from a Windows machine. The command:

borg list /mnt/borgpath

correctly lists the contents of my repository, so I am confident that I have borg operating properly. Also, I have borg create running every two hours on a cron job and it reports success every time.

I am trying to get rid of the need to mount the SMB share. After a considerable struggle, I got sshd running on the Windows machine, and I am able to ssh into the Windows machine The command:

borg list myname@WindowsMachineIP:/SMBsharename/borgpath

first asks for an ssh password as expected. But then I get messages from the remote Windows machine that borg is not recognized as a command. Then "Connection closed by remote host. Is borg working on the server?"

What am I not understanding? I didn't expect to need borg running on the Windows machine providing the SMB share.

[ThomasWaldmann]

When using ssh: remote repos, borg works client/server:

• the client borg process on the data side
• the borg serve process on the repo side

The borg client tries to start borg serve on the other side after establishing the ssh connection, so the 2 borg can talk RPC protocol to each other.

borg on windows is rather experimental, so the smb mount method might be more stable and tested for such a setup.

[hspindel]

Okay, thank you very much for the clear explanation.

[ThomasWaldmann]

Closing this as outdated: it has seen no activity for a long time and predates the current borg releases.

If this still affects you on a current version - borg 1.4.x (stable) or the borg 2.0.0 beta - please open a new discussion with up-to-date details.