Reinstalled Ubuntu, Unable to add existing repository

[anthonybarrett]

I reinstalled Ubuntu, I have a repository on BorgBase. Installed Vorta. When I add existing repository and repository URL, and what I think was the passphrase, it says unable to add your repository

[m3nu]

You would need to check the logs for details. Maybe you need to add a new SSH key to repository to access it. Debug steps: https://docs.borgbase.com/faq/#all-connections-to-a-borgbase-repo-fail-with-an-error-immediately

If the passphrase isn't right, it will fail too.

[m3nu]

If you didn't migrate your system keychain or Vorta settings DB from the old system, you need to manually enter the repository encryption passphrase from your notes.

[anthonybarrett]

Thanks

[anthonybarrett]

Well, that didn't work. Deleted repository. Byebye files. I don't think I set it up properly as when I try to follow your instruction video, Vorta on Linux doesn't work in the way demonstrated. Even if I set up a new repository, I can't access it through Vorta.

[anthonybarrett]

If I generate an SSH key in Vorta, copy it and try to add it to BorgBackup, what's copied is way shorter than what you have in your tutorial and the website won't accept the key. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[anthonybarrett]

I appended the Output File generated by Vorta with my own word (-Photos). Then it managed to generate a full SSH key rather than the very short text (just the Output File) that it had been doing. Then when I deleted that appended text and generated a key again from the default Output File, it no longer gave me a short text but the full SSH key. Not sure why that is, whether it's my mistake or there's a bug. The instruction on the Vorta window suggests not to change the Output File if you want it to automatically find the SSH key so I hadn't been changing it but then it just copied the short Output File to the clipboard not a full SSH key. Only by altering the Output File did it start to work and after that I didn't need to alter the Output File to generate a full key. Like it was stuck. Thanks