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Add warning about enabling "hierarchical namespace" on Azure storage.
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If this feature is enabled expire will fail since directories need to be deleted separately.

Ideally we would add support for this feature but for now we'll just document the issue.
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dwsteele committed Jan 25, 2023
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<release-doc-list>
<release-improvement-list>
<release-item>
<github-issue id="1770"/>
<github-pull-request id="1980"/>

<release-item-contributor-list>
<release-item-ideator id="vojtech.galda"/>
<release-item-ideator id="Pluggi"/>
<release-item-ideator id="asjonos"/>
<release-item-contributor id="david.steele"/>
<release-item-reviewer id="stefan.fercot"/>
</release-item-contributor-list>

<p>Add warning about enabling <quote>hierarchical namespace</quote> on Azure storage.</p>
</release-item>

<release-item>
<github-issue id="1910"/>
<github-pull-request id="1963"/>
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<contributor-id type="github">argdenis</contributor-id>
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<contributor id="asjonos">
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<contributor-id type="github">asjonos</contributor-id>
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<contributor id="avinash.vallarapu">
<contributor-name-display>Avinash Vallarapu</contributor-name-display>
<contributor-id type="github">avinashvallarapu</contributor-id>
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<contributor-id type="github">PierreDucroquet</contributor-id>
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<contributor id="pritam.barhate">
<contributor-name-display>Pritam Barhate</contributor-name-display>
<contributor-id type="github">pritammobisoft</contributor-id>
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<contributor-id type="github">collectionneurfou</contributor-id>
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<contributor id="vojtech.galda">
<contributor-name-display>Vojtech Galda</contributor-name-display>
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<block-define id="azure-setup">
<p><backrest/> supports locating repositories in <proper>Azure-compatible</proper> object stores. The container used to store the repository must be created in advance &amp;mdash; <backrest/> will not do it automatically. The repository can be located in the container root (<path>/</path>) but it's usually best to place it in a subpath so object store logs or other data can also be stored in the container without conflicts.</p>

<admonition type="warning">Do not enable <quote>hierarchical namespace</quote> as this will cause errors during expire.</admonition>

<backrest-config host="{[azure-setup-host]}" file="{[backrest-config-demo]}" owner="{[azure-setup-config-owner]}">
<title>Configure <proper>Azure</proper></title>

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