From 622ec1a181df7b068db244ed147b3f39c899e871 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrey Bienkowski Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 09:48:19 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add a troubleshooting note to the FAQ --- docs/faq.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index 2c8ff66b9..2a70d2871 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -738,6 +738,15 @@ the nonce is deleted or if you suspect it may have been tampered with. See :ref: Common issues ############# +/path/to/repo is not a valid repository. Check repo config. +----------------------------------------------------------- + +There can be many causes of this error. E.g. you have incorrectly specified the repository path. + +You will also get this error if you try to access a repository that uses the argon2 key algorithm using an old version of borg. +We recommend upgrading to the latest stable version and trying again. We are sorry. We should have thought abount forward +compatibility and implemented a more helpful error message. + Why does Borg extract hang after some time? -------------------------------------------