[rdiff-backup-users] always the same error on the same directory tree

[Philippe Froidevaux]

Hi,

here is an error message I get when backuping with rdiff-backup :

address@hidden # rdiff-backup --check-destination-dir diuflx03_lv02
Warning, metadata file has entry for 
staff/anrig/work/biel/2003-4/AI/AI-Vorlesung/rolf/KI Vorlesung/SS02 - 
Einfuhrung in die Kunstl,
but there are no associated files.
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 24, in ?
   rdiff_backup.Main.Main(sys.argv[1:])
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
250, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
232, in take_action
   elif action == "check-destination-dir": CheckDest(rps[0])
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
618, in CheckDest
   dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line 
70, in Regress
   for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 
278, in __call__
   if last_branch.can_fast_process(*args):
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line 
226, in can_fast_process
   return not rf.mirror_rp.isdir() and not rf.metadata_rorp.isdir()
AttributeError: RegressFile instance has no attribute 'metadata_rorp'

I tried to remove the metadata for this file manually, but there is 
thousand other metadata without associated file (??). I have 
rdiff-backup 0.12.6, python 2.3.2, on Redhat 7.3 (source) and Fedora 
Core #1 (target). I had the same problem when both sides where on redhat7.3.

I really don't understand why I get a lot of metadata about inexistant 
files. Google told me that Ben already seen this problem :

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:43:43 +0200
> Well, check out /mnt/backups_mp/system/bin.  Does it contain 'csh'? If
> not, then for some reason the initial backup just skipped this file (a
> more serious problem than the incremental backup failing).  BTW, what
> kind of filesystem is /mnt/backup_mp/system?


But, i't not a NFS mounted partition, I start the backup with 
"rdiff-backup source::/ /my/backup/dir".

Maybe it's a memory problem ? The datas take 121 Gb (with 1.6M of 
inodes, if it means something).

How can I try to find and solve this problem ? Can I install 0.13.4 
which should have more patch and more debugging options on ?


The FAQ here down't help : 
http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu/FAQ.html#regress_failure. After doing 
this, I get the following error messages :
No increments older than Thu May 15 19:01:50 2003 found, exiting.
No increments older than Thu May 15 19:12:21 2003 found, exiting.
Warning: Metadata file not found.
Metadata will be read from filesystem.
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 24, in ?
   rdiff_backup.Main.Main(sys.argv[1:])
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
250, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
222, in take_action
   elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
264, in Backup
   backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
47, in Mirror_and_increment
   DestS.patch_and_increment(dest_rpath, source_diffiter, inc_rpath)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
220, in patch_and_increment
   ITR(diff.index, diff)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 
266, in __call__
   else: self.root_branch.start_process(*args)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
610, in start_process
   self.get_incrp(index))
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
575, in inc_with_checking
   try: inc = increment.Increment(new, old, inc_rp)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py", 
line 41, in Increment
   elif mirror.isdir(): incrp = makedir(mirror, incpref)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py", 
line 94, in makedir
   dirsign = get_inc(incpref, "dir")
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py", 
line 114, in get_inc
   assert not incrp.lstat()
AssertionError
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in 
<bound method GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 
'/export/backup/diuflx03_lv02/rdiff-backup-data/file_statistics.2004-02-09T18:12:22+01:00.data.gz', 
mode 'wb' at 0x98ea118 0x99302dc>> ignored
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in 
<bound method GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 
'/export/backup/diuflx03_lv02/rdiff-backup-data/mirror_metadata.2004-02-09T18:12:22+01:00.snapshot.gz', 
mode 'wb' at 0x992f230 0x98e7fdc>> ignored
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in 
<bound method GzipFile.__del__ of <gzip open file 
'/export/backup/diuflx03_lv02/rdiff-backup-data/error_log.2004-02-09T18:12:22+01:00.data.gz', 
mode 'wb' at 0x98eb870 0x98eb294>> ignored
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 24, in ?
   rdiff_backup.Main.Main(sys.argv[1:])
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
250, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 
220, in take_action
   connection.PipeConnection(sys.stdin, sys.stdout).Server()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
line 347, in Server
   self.get_response(-1)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
line 309, in get_response
   try: req_num, object = self._get()
 File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
line 225, in _get
   raise ConnectionReadError("Truncated header string (problem "
rdiff_backup.connection.ConnectionReadError: Truncated header string 
(problem probably originated remotely)
No increments older than Thu May 15 20:09:35 2003 found, exiting.
No increments older than Thu May 15 21:11:51 2003 found, exiting.


Reading the mailing-list it seems I'm the only one who encounter this 
kind of problem. Does anybody here backup a 300 Gb partition with 
rdiff-backup ?

Philippe.