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How to fix bup remote sh: bup: not found

Problem:

When running bup using the bup remote function, e.g.

bup init -r 192.168.1.215:/var/bup

bup_init_remote.sh
bup init -r 192.168.1.215:/var/bup

you see an error like

bup_remote_error_output.txt
sh: bup: not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/bup/cmd/bup-init", line 45, in <module>
    cli = client.Client(argv_bytes(opt.remote), create=True)
  File "/usr/lib/bup/cmd/../bup/client.py", line 108, in __init__
    self._available_commands = self._get_available_commands()
  File "/usr/lib/bup/cmd/../bup/client.py", line 181, in _get_available_commands
    raise ClientError('unexpected help header ' + repr(line))
bup.client.ClientError: unexpected help header b''

Solution

First, login using SSH to your server and check if bup is installed by running

bup_version_check.sh
bup
bup_version_check_2.sh
bup

Example output:

bup_usage.txt
Usage: bup [-?|--help] [-d BUP_DIR] [--debug] [--profile] <command> [options...]

Common commands:
  fsck       Check backup sets for damage and add redundancy information
  ftp        Browse backup sets using an ftp-like client
  fuse       Mount your backup sets as a filesystem
[...]

If that works, you need to ensure bup is located at /usr/bin/bup !

Run

which_bup.sh
which bup

to find out where bup is located.

If, for example, it’s at /usr/local/bin/bup, you need to symlink it to /usr/bin/bup:

symlink_bup.sh
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/bup /usr/bin/bup
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