Re: zfs: backup unencrypted datasets into encrypted datasets

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 12:26:48AM +0200, Sysadmin Lists wrote:
> > cannot receive new filesystem stream: destination
> > 'backups/root/orpheus-home' exists
> ...
> > cannot receive new filesystem stream: zfs receive -F cannot be used to
> > destroy an encrypted filesystem or overwrite an unencrypted one with
> > an encrypted one
> 
> It looks like you've accidentally created a filesystem on the USB drive,
> and "-F" is refusing to destroy it for you. Try manually destroying it
> first, then resend. Check what `zfs list backups' says.

Yeah, that did the trick.  In fact, I had it sorted out on IRC earlier and
posted the solution to the forum [1].  I guess I should have replied to my
own email to this mailing-list too.  Anyway, thanks for your reply!

[1] https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/backup-unencrypted-datasets-into-encrypted-datasets.82508/

Cheers,
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Luís