From be2474bb1cb83b452974dbb72f48c59cc58d0e29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Edwin Eefting Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 20:18:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] error doc --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 809ca52..1b828a4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -398,7 +398,14 @@ Note 1: The --encrypt option will rely on inheriting encryption parameters from Note 2: Decide what you want at an early stage: If you change the --encrypt or --decrypt parameter after the inital sync you might get weird and wonderfull errors. (nothing dangerous) -I'll add some tips when the issues start to get in on github. :) +**Some common errors while using zfs encryption:** + +``` +cannot receive incremental stream: kernel modules must be upgraded to receive this stream. +``` + +This happens if you forget to use --encrypt, while the target datasets are already encrypted. (Very strange error message indeed) + ## Transfer buffering, compression and rate limiting.