Configuration I’m running gitlab CE v16.8.2 under Ubuntu 22.04. Problem to solve I just had a backup fail with an error that I don’t recognize (log below). I’m not sure if it’s related, but updating also failed with a key error (log below). Any suggestions? Failed backup $ gitlab-rake gitlab:bac…

Thank you for the help; running: curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh | sudo bash replaced the keys, then after update/upgrade to 16.9.2 the backup completed. Neil

Failed backup (rake aborted), failed update (key error)

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mjbatgitlab March 5, 2024, 5:21pm 3

The documentation calls out an issue with backups on 16.8.x and PgBouncer. If your environment has PgBouncer the fix is to bypass the same or upgrade to 16.9.

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Failed backup (rake aborted), failed update (key error)

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