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# sk33817 - MDS restore process unable to find gzip, gtar and mds_restore files during the process of restoring MDS from mds_backup

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk33817 |
| Date Created | 2007-11-05 |
| Last Modified | 2024-07-06 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |

## Symptoms

- Error messages when restoring the MDS from backup:  

* ./mds_restore No such file or directory

* mds_restore\> ./gtar is missing. Aborting.

* mds_restore\> ./gzip is missing. Aborting.

## Solution

The `mds_backup` script puts all the needed files in the backup directory. The correct procedure is to store the `mds_restore, gtar` and `gzip` with the backup file.   

To resolve the problem, copy the `$MDSDIR/scripts/mds_restore` script and the `$MDS_SYSTEM/shared/gtar` and `gzip` utilities into the directory from which you run the restore.

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