superseded: [PATCH proxmox-backup v7 0/9] fixes #6195: add support for moving groups and namespaces

Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22T13:41:16Z

superseded-by:
https://lore.proxmox.com/pbs-devel/20260422133951.192862-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com/

On 2026-04-16 19:17, Hannes Laimer wrote:
> Add support for moving backup groups and entire namespace subtrees to
> a different location within the same datastore.
>
> Groups are moved with exclusive per-group and per-snapshot locking.
> For S3, objects are copied to the target prefix before deleting the
> source. Namespace moves process groups individually, deferring and
> retrying lock conflicts once, so partially failed moves can be
> completed with move-group.
>
>
> v7, thanks @Fabian and @Arthur!:
> - allow moving into existing target namespaces
> - merge groups with the same name when owner matches and source
> snapshots are strictly newer than target snapshots
> - lock and move snapshots in batches(512) to avoid FD exhaustion
> - assert new-style locking upfront
> - pre-create target group dir with source owner
> - use remove_dir for source cleanup, log errors instead of swallowing
> - rename 'new-ns' to 'target-ns', use dedicated POST endpoints
> /move-group and /move-namespace
> - relax move-group permissions: DATASTORE_PRUNE + ownership on
> source, DATASTORE_BACKUP + ownership on target
> - add max-depth, delete-source, and merge-group/merge-groups flags
> - add docs section and online help link for move dialogs
> - make ns and target-ns required in CLI, no need to keep the
> empty -> root thing since this is new
>
> v6, thanks @Fabian and @Dominik!:
> - drop ns locks, lock everything directly, like we do for delete
> - ui: disable prune for empty groups
> - ui: dont render verification status for empty groups
>
> v5, thanks @Chris!:
> - lock dir instead of .ns-lock file
> - improve cleanup of partially failed s3 moves
> - ui: show empty groups, re-order actions, add context menu
> - add cli commands for both ns and group moves
>
>
>
> Hannes Laimer (9):
> ui: show empty groups
> datastore: add move-group
> datastore: add move-namespace
> docs: add section on moving namespaces and groups
> api: add POST endpoint for move-group
> api: add POST endpoint for move-namespace
> ui: add move group action
> ui: add move namespace action
> cli: add move-namespace and move-group commands
>
> docs/storage.rst | 45 ++-
> pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs | 165 +++++++-
> pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs | 422 +++++++++++++++++++-
> src/api2/admin/datastore.rs | 109 +++++
> src/api2/admin/namespace.rs | 99 ++++-
> src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs | 109 ++++-
> www/Makefile | 2 +
> www/OnlineHelpInfo.js | 4 +
> www/datastore/Content.js | 161 ++++++--
> www/form/NamespaceSelector.js | 11 +
> www/window/GroupMove.js | 56 +++
> www/window/NamespaceMove.js | 126 ++++++
> 12 files changed, 1274 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 www/window/GroupMove.js
> create mode 100644 www/window/NamespaceMove.js
>