diff --git a/doc/tuning/comment_7_628c75470167ad5d11dff23b230c6452._comment b/doc/tuning/comment_7_628c75470167ad5d11dff23b230c6452._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ce5e0139b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tuning/comment_7_628c75470167ad5d11dff23b230c6452._comment @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="beryllium@5bc3c32eb8156390f96e363e4ba38976567425ec" + nickname="beryllium" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/62b67d68e918b381e7e9dd6a96c16137" + subject="comment 7" + date="2024-06-15T07:37:06Z" + content=""" +I have found one way to graft in the S3 bucket. And that involves performing git-annex initremote cloud type=S3 , which unavoidably creates a new dummybucket (can use bucket=dummy to identify it). Then performing git-annex enableremote cloud bucket=cloud- to utilise the original bucket without having to copy/move over all the files. + +I did try it in one shot with git-annex initremote cloud type=S3 bucket=cloud- , but unfortunately it fails because the creation of the bucket step appears mandatory, and the S3 api errors out with an \"already created bucket\" type of error. + +However, if there is a general guidance somewhere for... I guess importing/exporting the special remote metadata (including stored encryption keys), that would be very much appreciated. + +Sorry, I should just clarify. Trying to do this via sync from the old, non-tuned git-annex repo fails with: + + git-annex: Remote repository is tuned in incompatible way; cannot be merged with local repository. + +Which I understand for the wider branch data implications... but I don't know enough to understand why just the special remote data can't be merge in. + +"""]]