[Satellite 6] Incremental backup fails with an error message ''Provide a valid previous backup directory''
Issue
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While running incremental backup of the Red Hat Satellite server, it fails with error
Provide a valid previous backup directory
as displayed below:# satellite-maintain backup online --incremental <path to incremental backup directory> <path to full backup directory> Prepare backup Directory: Creating backup folder <path to full backup directory>/satellite-backup-2022-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx [FAIL] <path to incremental backup directory>/*.snar files unavailable. Provide a valid previous backup directory Scenario [Backup] failed. The following steps ended up in failing state: [backup-prepare-directory]
Environment
- Red Hat Satellite 6
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