Why ReaR tool fails to create backup with error message "grub2-mkstandalone: error: /usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi/modinfo.sh doesn't exist." ?
Issue
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ReaR tool fails to create backup with below error:
GRUB2 modules to load: fat part_gpt xfs ERROR: Failed to make bootable EFI image of GRUB2 (error during grub2-mkstandalone of /tmp/rear.xxxx/tmp/mnt/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi) Some latest log messages since the last called script 250_populate_efibootimg.sh: mkdir: created directory '/tmp/rear.xxxx/tmp/mnt/EFI/BOOT/fonts' mkdir: created directory '/tmp/rear.xxxx/tmp/mnt/EFI/BOOT/locale' '/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grubx64.efi' -> '/tmp/rear.xxxx/tmp/mnt/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi' /usr/share/rear/lib/_input-output-functions.sh: line 476: type: grub-mkstandalone: not found /usr/share/rear/lib/_input-output-functions.sh: line 476: type: grub-probe: not found grub2-mkstandalone may fail to make a bootable EFI image of GRUB2 (no /usr//grub/x86_64-efi/moddep.lst file) GRUB2 modules to load: fat part_gpt xfs grub2-mkstandalone: error: /usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi/modinfo.sh doesn't exist. Please specify --target or --directory. Aborting due to an error, check /var/log/rear/rear-xxxx.log for details Exiting rear mkbackup (PID 2302293) and its descendant processes ... Running exit tasks You should also rm -Rf --one-file-system /tmp/rear.xxxx Terminated
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9
- UEFI environment
- ReaR
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