Backup and Restore in Confluence
Asked by Pooja Joshi:

Hello ,

I am not able to take backup of confluence, it gives

Error: java.io.IOException: No such file or directory  
at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)

But the required directory is present and permissions are correct.

Please help me rectify this issue.


Answers:
author: James Bullock
body: You need to do some trouble-shooting. The app thinks it can't write the file; you insist it can. Why do you have different opinions?


author: Pooja Joshi
body: I have got this corrected, issue was the backup file path was misleading in the administration panel, when I checked in db in table "BANDANA" it was different. Corrected that and it worked!

Thanks


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: [@James Bullock](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/105092)is right.

I might have sugar-coated it more, or been more blunt, depending on my mood while reading and writing, but he is right. The app can't write to the file, and it tells you that. You do not believe it. Explain why you think it is wrong?


author: Pooja Joshi
body: permissions are all correct , its daemon.daemon and files and directories are also present.


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Ok, so it either doesn't have the rights to access the directory or file, or it's out of space, or there is a disk error, or you have deleted a directory it needs.

You may be able to find something in the system logs, but check the access first.


author: Pooja Joshi
body: java.io.IOException: No such file or directory  
at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)  
at java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:1012)  
at com.atlassian.core.util.FileUtils.copyFile(FileUtils.java:405)  
at com.atlassian.core.util.FileUtils.copyFile(FileUtils.java:352)  
at com.atlassian.confluence.importexport.actions.BackupAction.execute(BackupAction.java:69)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:168)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)  
at com.atlassian.confluence.core.ConfluenceWorkflowInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceWorkflowInterceptor.java:33)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)  
at com.atlassian.xwork.interceptors.XsrfTokenInterceptor.intercept(XsrfTokenInterceptor.java:100)  
at com.atlassian.confluence.xwork.ConfluenceXsrfTokenInterceptor.intercept(ConfluenceXsrfTokenInterceptor.java:29)  
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Ok, and what file is it complaining about? What is the rest of the error message?


author: Pooja Joshi
body: Hello ,

So I am trying to do a manual backup which it must store in its default location which is : /var/atlassian/application-data/confluence/backups


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: What backup process gives you this error? What file is it complaining about?