# Fixing errors during patching of the Veeam Recovery Media in combination with tmpfs /tmp

If you try to patch the Recovery Media in Veeam Agent for Linux, you might encounter the following or a similar error:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1715086401542/c62bf720-b4ce-42e6-a8da-ffe30f5ae685.png align="center")

The reason for it is most likely that your system uses `tmpfs` for `/tmp` and runs out of space during the patching process.

In my case, I encountered this issue when using the free [Veeam Agent for Linux](https://www.veeam.com/linux-backup-free.html) on a system that is running [TUXEDO OS](https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-OS_1.tuxedo), which is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

To fix the issue, I created a separate directory on my root drive and assigned it within the `[core]` section of the `veeam.ini` config file as `tempFolder`.

To do so follow this steps:

1. Create the separate directory (you can basically create it wherever you want, just make sure you have enough free disk space at its location):  
    `sudo mkdir /.veeam-tmp`
    
2. Open the Veeam config file /etc/veeam/veeam.ini and add the line `tempFolder = /.veeam-tmp` within the \[core\] section:
    
    ```plaintext
    ...
    [core]
    ...
    # Custom temp folder
    tempFoler = /.veeam-tmp
    ```
    

<mark>Note:</mark> to patch the Recovery Media you also need to install the package `squashfs-tools` manually, otherwise you will receive an error as well. To do so execute:

`sudo apt install sqashfs-tools`