Hello,
Versions at play:
lxd version: 6.7-d814d89 (6/stable from snap)
incus version: 6.0.6 on nixos
I exported the vm from lxd using:
lxc export <name> –export-version 1
I used --export-version 1 as import failure was immediate and I’d read elsewhere on this forum that this is the best approach for what I’m doing. Both systems have different profiles, and profiles are used in the exported vm. I’m hoping to import and remap, though I have tried editing index.yaml in the .tgz and this did not help.
Import into incus goes to 100% then sits for a while, and fails with the following:
Error: Create instance from backup: Error updating backup file: open /var/lib/incus/storage-pools/default/virtual-machines/test-recovery/backup.yaml: no such file or directory
Output from incus monitor shows:
DEBUG [2026-05-19T18:37:42-07:00] Failure for operation class=task description="Restoring backup" err="Create instance from backup: Err
or updating backup file: open /var/lib/incus/storage-pools/default/virtual-machines/test-recovery/backup.yaml: no such file or directory" operation=372d1f51-b5e
7-4bae-9b8a-86334c6a5a5e project=default
INFO [2026-05-19T18:37:42-07:00] ID: 372d1f51-b5e7-4bae-9b8a-86334c6a5a5e, Class: task, Description: Restoring backup CreatedAt="2026-05-19 18:24:27.55017482
9 -0700 MST" Err="Create instance from backup: Error updating backup file: open /var/lib/incus/storage-pools/default/virtual-machines/test-recovery/backup.yaml:
no such file or directory" Location=none MayCancel=false Metadata="map[]" Resources="map[instances:[/1.0/instances/test-recovery]]" Status=Failure StatusCode=F
ailure UpdatedAt="2026-05-19 18:24:27.550174829 -0700 MST"
During the import I monitored the path /var/lib/incus/storage-pools/default/virtual-machines/test-recovery/ and indeed backup.yaml never shows up. No index.yaml either.
I confirmed the .tgz I’m attempting to import does not have a backup.yaml file but it does have index.yaml.
I mounted the zfs filesystem for this vm and do see backup.yaml present on the source lxd system, but no index.yaml.
Not sure where to go from here. Any guidance is appreciated!
Thanks!
gs