Issue with getting backups off of my old MIAB box

Help with Setup/Upgrade
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So full disclosure, I’ve never really cared about backing up off the server before, but now with the upgrade to Ubuntu, it becomes relevant.

I can connect to my box with SFTP using Filezilla, the files are in the directory, everything is as expected, with the exception that when I try to download them, I get permission denied.

I’m using the same SSH key that I use to log into the box for regular upgrades, and all the permissions look correct. What am I missing?

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  • SSH into the box
  • sudo -i to get root
  • Copy the backups to YOUR home directory (cp -R /home/user-data/backups /home/yourUsername/backups), make a new folder if you need to, also copy the secret.txt file over too and download that, its the encryption password to get into the backups!
  • cd /home/yourUsername
  • chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername backups/ (Notice the colon! AND MAKE SURE TO DO THIS ONLY IN YOUR HOME DIRECTORY, NOT /home/user-data!!!)
  • Login via SFTP and download them from your home directory.
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Thanks, that did it!

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