Has anyone been successfull getting Snapper to run?

**simpleblue** · 17-Nov-2011, 19:30

When I try to run the snapper GUI I get:

Code:

Using snapper: 'Failed to initialize snapper library: Configuration not found.'

I see there is a bug, but I'm not fully convinced it's a bug. Seems to me like I may be doing something wrong.
New: Cannot run Snapper from YaST2 - opensuse-bugs.opensuse.org - ArchiveOrange

Someone on the bug comments said to do:

Code:

snapper -c srv create-config /srv
snapper -c srv create -d test

I entered the above in with no troubles.

I have installed BTRFS as default in my setup.

Here's a Snapper install documentation but it's for 11.4:

openSUSE:Snapper install - openSUSE

Does anybody know the story on this?

**OrangutanClyde** · 18-Nov-2011, 06:26

Originally Posted by simpleblue

When I try to run the snapper GUI I get:

Code:

Using snapper: 'Failed to initialize snapper library: Configuration not found.'

I see there is a bug, but I'm not fully convinced it's a bug. Seems to me like I may be doing something wrong.
New: Cannot run Snapper from YaST2 - opensuse-bugs.opensuse.org - ArchiveOrange

Someone on the bug comments said to do:

Code:

snapper -c srv create-config /srv
snapper -c srv create -d test

I entered the above in with no troubles.

I have installed BTRFS as default in my setup.

Here's a Snapper install documentation but it's for 11.4:

openSUSE:Snapper install - openSUSE

Does anybody know the story on this?

I have the exact same problem after installing from the KDE live CD. Apparently it doesn't happen when installing from the DVD? I'm going to try this tonight after I've downloaded the DVD release.

**OrangutanClyde** · 18-Nov-2011, 09:58

I've managed to get mine working just fine with this configuration:

/etc/snapper/configs/root:

Code:

# subvolume to snapshot
SUBVOLUME="/"

# filesystem type
FSTYPE="btrfs"


# run daily number cleanup
NUMBER_CLEANUP="yes"

# limit for number cleanup
NUMBER_MIN_AGE="1800"
NUMBER_LIMIT="100"


# create hourly snapshots
TIMELINE_CREATE="yes"

# cleanup hourly snapshots after some time
TIMELINE_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for timeline cleanup
TIMELINE_MIN_AGE="1800"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY="10"


# cleanup empty pre-post-pairs
EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for empty pre-post-pair cleanup
EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE="1800"

/etc/snapper/configs/home:

Code:

# subvolume to snapshot
SUBVOLUME="/home"

# filesystem type
FSTYPE="btrfs"


# run daily number cleanup
NUMBER_CLEANUP="yes"

# limit for number cleanup
NUMBER_MIN_AGE="1800"
NUMBER_LIMIT="100"


# create hourly snapshots
TIMELINE_CREATE="yes"

# cleanup hourly snapshots after some time
TIMELINE_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for timeline cleanup
TIMELINE_MIN_AGE="1800"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY="10"


# cleanup empty pre-post-pairs
EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for empty pre-post-pair cleanup
EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE="1800"

/etc/sysconfig/snapper:

Code:

### Path: System/Snapper

## Type:        string
## Default:     ""
# List of snapper configurations.
SNAPPER_CONFIGS="root home"

Then run: 'snapper create' as root

and yast2-snapper should work just fine!

**simpleblue** · 18-Nov-2011, 10:10

Originally Posted by OrangutanClyde

I've managed to get mine working just fine with this configuration:

/etc/snapper/configs/root:

Code:

# subvolume to snapshot
SUBVOLUME="/"

# filesystem type
FSTYPE="btrfs"


# run daily number cleanup
NUMBER_CLEANUP="yes"

# limit for number cleanup
NUMBER_MIN_AGE="1800"
NUMBER_LIMIT="100"


# create hourly snapshots
TIMELINE_CREATE="yes"

# cleanup hourly snapshots after some time
TIMELINE_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for timeline cleanup
TIMELINE_MIN_AGE="1800"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY="10"


# cleanup empty pre-post-pairs
EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for empty pre-post-pair cleanup
EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE="1800"

/etc/snapper/configs/home:

Code:

# subvolume to snapshot
SUBVOLUME="/home"

# filesystem type
FSTYPE="btrfs"


# run daily number cleanup
NUMBER_CLEANUP="yes"

# limit for number cleanup
NUMBER_MIN_AGE="1800"
NUMBER_LIMIT="100"


# create hourly snapshots
TIMELINE_CREATE="yes"

# cleanup hourly snapshots after some time
TIMELINE_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for timeline cleanup
TIMELINE_MIN_AGE="1800"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY="10"
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY="10"


# cleanup empty pre-post-pairs
EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP="yes"

# limits for empty pre-post-pair cleanup
EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE="1800"

/etc/sysconfig/snapper:

Code:

### Path: System/Snapper

## Type:        string
## Default:     ""
# List of snapper configurations.
SNAPPER_CONFIGS="root home"

Then run: 'snapper create' as root

and yast2-snapper should work just fine!

That worked! Thank you so much.

This was the only reason I downloaded SUSE, because my other OS did everything I needed it to, but now that I can run snapper, SUSE will be my OS.

**OrangutanClyde** · 18-Nov-2011, 12:54

I feel exactly the same way! snapper was the deal breaker that made me choose openSUSE over Mint/Ubuntu yesterday.

It's a fantastic feature!

**robin_listas** · 18-Nov-2011, 13:18

On 2011-11-18 14:36, OrangutanClyde wrote:
> I have the exact same problem after installing from the KDE live CD.
> Apparently it doesn't happen when installing from the DVD? I'm going to
> try this tonight after I've downloaded the DVD release.

If two people have the same problem, report in Bugzilla, and both add to it.

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar)

**simpleblue** · 18-Nov-2011, 13:48

Originally Posted by robin_listas

On 2011-11-18 14:36, OrangutanClyde wrote:
> I have the exact same problem after installing from the KDE live CD.
> Apparently it doesn't happen when installing from the DVD? I'm going to
> try this tonight after I've downloaded the DVD release.

If two people have the same problem, report in Bugzilla, and both add to it.

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar)

It's already been reported, but I did add this link to the bug report so that people can get it running.

**jarome** · 18-Nov-2011, 14:44

Sorry, this does not work for me. When I did the install, I was told NOT to use btrfs for root, so I did not. Hence there is no root file in /etc/snapper/configs.

But when I try to do anything, it complains that there is no root!

jarfx:/etc/snapper/configs # UTF8 locale not supported.
snapper create
Config 'root' not found.

My two other (srv and home) snapper files are just as you have them above.

Yast2's snapper says "Failed to initialize snapper library" and exits.

Is a file called root required? Apparently so. THIS IS A BUG IMHO. I changed the name srv to rooit and yast2 opened. But I only see the files for /srv in yast2, not those for home. Can one put two partitions in one file?

This is still very poorly documented.

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addendum:

/etc/sysconfig/snapper did have srv and home in it. Snapper will not work without a root. So when I changed srv to root, and put "root home" in /etc/sysconfig/snapper, is now seems to work.

**robin_listas** · 18-Nov-2011, 15:48

On 2011-11-18 21:56, simpleblue wrote:
> It's already been reported, but I did add this link to the bug report
> so that people can get it running.

Then say the number here.

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar)