Can't setup backup in webmin

Webmin
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version Ubuntu Linux 22.04.3
Webmin version 2.105

Trying to setup a Filesystem Backup to a remote device.
Backup to host: and
Device: /Temp/backup

Get message: /usr/sbin/rmt: No such file or directory

Searched and can find nothing relevant.
Thanks,
John.

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https://linux.die.net/man/8/rmt

Is that actually what you intend to be using?

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Sorry, bit slow to respond…
Was just trying to use the “built-in” backup within Webmin. ie: Menu > System > Filesystem Backup, and to test it, attempting to back the “/home//.config” directory to a remote (but local network) system.
So, the usage of the rmt app must be internal to the Webmin backup…?
Thanks.

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No, that’s the type of backup you chose. You need to choose something else; rmt (part of the rsh set of tools) probably hasn’t been used by anyone in a decade or two. ssh would be a reasonable choice.

@Jamie, we should probably simply remove rsh as an option in that form, as it’s simply confusing (and having it labeled “Default” after all this time is wild).

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Also, see the docs, this is covered: Filesystem Backup | Webmin

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Yeah we can remove rsh as an option. However, I think that even when using ssh the tar command still expects to be able to run rmt remotely…

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I can’t imagine that’s still necessary. GNU tar has a --rsh-command option, and I’d be stunned if anything still maintained depends on rsh (people have been recommending against its use since the late 90s or early 00s).

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Yes, was trying to use the ssh option… but, I did then investigate, found the location of rmt, and edited the backup - then worked…

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