Repository browsing via "mount" command not working

[I’m running Kubuntu Linux 20.04 / Kernel Version: 5.11.0-44-generic]

I need some troubleshooting help. I’ve exhausted my own limited resources. I have used the “mount” command with great success in the past. Now, suddenly, it is not productive.

Terminal:

tomc@tomc-Galago-Pro:~/programs/restic-backup$ restic -r /media/tomc/seagate-4-b/sys76-backup/dropbox mount restic-backup-mountpoint/
enter password for repository:
repository 482062a4 opened successfully, password is correct
Now serving the repository at restic-backup-mountpoint/
When finished, quit with Ctrl-c or umount the mountpoint.
. . .

Normally, at this point, I go to the mountpoint and start browsing snapshots. I cannot do that at present, because this is what I see at the mountpoint:

tomc@tomc-Galago-Pro:/media/tomc/seagate-4-b/sys76-backup/dropbox/snapshots$ ls -l

total 84

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 7 23:14 10784318fd4594d4ec229b3799ce7ba9b5536a4e1c90a8c6ffc36bebee2176fe

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 3 23:20 2b3fca4fcf7033ac3a3c6b6b560bcf0d25293a063fe8103c153b77703954bbba

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 11 17:05 2ed58e53f18ab1fe9cb5b157fe00bc6e9f3c4e4cfc4b486c879a61709563186a

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 5 09:49 35baa68aeb66896c4d2d870ad6168df14d7d660dda5f7124356205117e713a36

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 6 09:38 3d66355d935314947ca4a4ac6399f22d7f0c8527dc4035e09ca748af3c6369ef

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 2 22:59 3e84f93a78659af9262b91e4b39588a539d0de1f2a75fab465e3963770567bd8

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 9 10:16 462217dc30122c9be65109ccf9c675d0c8b64bfaca5b7bc0d49bfe8fa647f1d8

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Nov 30 21:17 504ca940afa062b7e4a5890af076fb4ee5a40a9f3eba771c1287e885499ab062

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 1 23:48 5f962401a3bbce0f9c1343f0cf5c737acc7516c789e9e903657229234f341510

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Dec 31 00:07 61de3826d2f16314fe84c6a9eecbb08e7857c69bc2e0224e7053514197ede4c6

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Oct 31 08:35 64025a4a22571f57c59defc11f2c42b7d91d9b8a51d36987ab5ae7e838581757

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Dec 25 22:19 846389f5226c49a36a1202a0217f1857c9a889337c2b9fd89b7718db83ad7fea

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 9 12:40 8e677cd24dd3239c1d7f6f6d66279751b62a352dc0bfca56922cbeb5e3ef674f

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 8 17:35 900f7cc725187cd5af3861cedacdba3e621723cf4e46daca3069c7528f72cddd

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Dec 19 23:57 a672eff5df553dd0771cb3a85d2869764613cc9d115e6763e84b407dc3c0223e

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 3 15:31 a8c3b575f4839e4fd73e30357f1df71aaad8d7d88fd48ab3958405ae9cb40130

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Dec 1 21:49 c6b85abf7a242768413aaa69ec303e8364711621e8815f74448f824a55256381

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 4 20:27 d421a097f9fd958c2e4b87770f24b9724691cd4eba40e0c2bee0dbbee4f50d84

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 295 Nov 28 01:51 e87a3e69885e990cc3c772d5752870b88e176e68228441fa7fcb2a956927a952

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 296 Nov 20 23:18 ea397bccec2d8c2fa4775b3306b3337108c97050c6d69770b016bfdcf95e0a95

-r-------- 1 tomc tomc 328 Jan 5 00:02 f353bf1a4d6b215e8c5fb94280ae2426faf57052a7699dc73586af9862ca325c

tomc@tomc-Galago-Pro:/media/tomc/seagate-4-b/sys76-backup/dropbox/snapshots$

I don’t know why this is not working, OR how to fix it.

Any ideas?

restic-backup-mountpoint/ != /media/tomc/seagate-4-b/sys76-backup/dropbox.

Judging from the provided data you’re looking at the repository itself and not the mountpoint.

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Clearly, the zombie apocalypse has begun. I am their leader. Yikes.

On the other hand, thank you for a wonderfully simple solution to my problem. Heh…

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