Rear backup terminated with message: 'ERROR: Could not create ISO image (with /bin/xorrisofs)'
Issue
Rear mkbackup
cannot be completed successfully, below output is seen and backup proceed terminated with error:
[root@xxx xxx]# rear -d -v mkbackup
Relax-and-Recover 2.4 / Git
Using log file: /var/log/rear/rear-xxx.log
Using backup archive '/tmp/rear.cCGKxxxx7S/outputfs/xxx/backup.tar.gz'
Using UEFI Boot Loader for Linux (USING_UEFI_BOOTLOADER=1)
Creating disk layout
Using guessed bootloader 'EFI' (found in first bytes on /dev/sda)
Creating root filesystem layout
Handling network interface 'bond0'
bond0 is a bond
bond0 has lower interface eno1
eno1 is a physical device
bond0 has lower interface eno2
eno2 is a physical device
bond0 has lower interface ens3f0
ens3f0 is a physical device
bond0 has lower interface ens3f1
ens3f1 is a physical device
Handled network interface 'bond0'
Trying to find what to use as UEFI bootloader...
Trying to find a 'well known file' to be used as UEFI bootloader...
Using '/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grubx64.efi' as UEFI bootloader file
Copying logfile /var/log/rear/rear-xxx.log into initramfs as '/tmp/rear-xxx-partial-2023-04-03T14:01:02+0700.log'
Copying files and directories
Copying binaries and libraries
Copying kernel modules
Copying all files in /lib*/firmware/
Creating recovery/rescue system initramfs/initrd initrd.cgz with gzip default compression
Created initrd.cgz with gzip default compression (193296974 bytes) in 23 seconds
Making ISO image
ERROR: Could not create ISO image (with /bin/xorrisofs) <-
Aborting due to an error, check /var/log/rear/rear-xxx.log for details
Exiting rear mkbackup (PID 149328) and its descendant processes
Running exit tasks
You should also rm -Rf --one-file-system /tmp/rear.cCGKDIjerV2x57S
Terminated
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- rear-2.4-16.el7_9.x86_64
- xorriso-1.4.8-3.el7.x86_64
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