Init with empty password creates directory structure, but no config file

Getting Help
1

Hi!

I am testing out restic, and wondered if it would work without giving a password on init. So I just pressed enter twice when asked for password.

$ restic init --repo .
enter password for new repository:
enter password again:
an empty password is not a password
main.ReadPassword
        /restic/cmd/restic/global.go:360
main.ReadPasswordTwice
        /restic/cmd/restic/global.go:374
main.runInit
        /restic/cmd/restic/cmd_init.go:65
main.glob..func12
        /restic/cmd/restic/cmd_init.go:25
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute
        /home/build/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:826
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC
        /home/build/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:914
github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute
        /home/build/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v0.0.5/command.go:864
main.main
        /restic/cmd/restic/main.go:98
runtime.main
        /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:204
runtime.goexit
        /usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1374

This resulted in a bunch of expected directories being created, but no config file.

I now understand that a password is required, but I think that creating a partially incomplete repository even though no password was given is a (minor) bug. Thoughts?

Best Regards,
/Martin

2

I agree, you shouldn’t get a stack trace :slight_smile: Can you open an issue over at GitHub?

3

Sure, I will.
Thank you!

EDIT: OK, a stacktrace was unexpected. But what about the incomplete repo?

4

Ping @rawtaz . I suspect you were not notified about my edit above…

5

Although I’m not familiar with the code at all, I would suspect the two to be related.

6

If the situation is handled properly the repo will only be created (and then completely) when a proper password is provided. Please mention in the symptoms you listed in your first post in this thread, and it will be good.

7

Created issue Init with empty password causes 1) directory structure without config file and 2) strack trace · Issue #3214 · restic/restic · GitHub .