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Generac (and other models) Generator Monitoring using a Raspberry Pi and WiFi
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Cannot restore backup #1086

Closed Ariveraq closed 6 months ago

Ariveraq commented 6 months ago

Steps to Reproduce

When I initially installed the application in my PI 3B I first tried using terminal but was unable to make it work.  For some reason when I connected to the PI via terminal and was asked for my password and entered the password I got access denied.  I decided to use Putty, using the same credentials I tried on terminal I was able to access the PI.  I installed the application and everything was working fine.  I changed the SD card for a A10 card (had it installed on an old card I had) and reinstalled the application on the new card, before I did the new install I made a backup.  I am trying to restore the backup using the procedure on the appendix. 

https://github.com/jgyates/genmon/wiki/Appendix-M-Tips-and-Tricks-useful-for-Genmon

To transfer the file from my PC I tried Filezilla, I am able to connect to the PI but when I do the transfer I get access denied. Because terminal does not work I am unable to execute the "scp genmon_backup.tar.gz pi@192.168.1.10:./" command.

Why do I get access denied with terminal and not from Putty? What is preventing Filezilla to access the SD card?

Thanks in advance!

Expected Result

Perform a backup restoration.

Actual Result

Unable.

Version Info

Version V1.19.02

Logs

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jgyates commented 6 months ago

I am converting this issue to a discussion question as this is related to pi setup and not a bug or feature request.