[rdiff-backup-users] "warning security violation" on fs_abilities.restore_set_globals when trying to restore

[Nathan Kinkade]

Hi all.  I have just recently started to use rdiff-backup and so far
have managed to get the backups working well, but today I had occasion
to need to restore and am getting an error that I'm unable to track
down.  I'm trying to restore from local -> remote.  Both sides have
v1.1.5, and the remote side of the connection is operating as the root
user.  I believe the error is being generated on the local side.
Does anyone have an idea of where I could start looking?  Saludos,
Nathan

$ rdiff-backup --restore-as-of now
/home/someuser/backups/apps/web/labs/www
some-remote::/home/someuser/restore
Exception '
Warning Security Violation!
Bad request for function: fs_abilities.restore_set_globals
with arguments: [<rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath instance at 0x404f1f2c>]
' raised of class '<class 'rdiff_backup.Security.Violation'>':
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
295, in error_check_Main
   try: Main(arglist)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
315, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
281, in take_action
   elif action == "restore-as-of": Restore(rps[0], rps[1], 1)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
478, in Restore
   dest_rp.conn.fs_abilities.restore_set_globals(dest_rp)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 448, in __call__
   return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 370, in reval
   if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
   rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
295, in error_check_Main
   try: Main(arglist)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
315, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
281, in take_action
   elif action == "restore-as-of": Restore(rps[0], rps[1], 1)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
478, in Restore
   dest_rp.conn.fs_abilities.restore_set_globals(dest_rp)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 448, in __call__
   return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 370, in reval
   if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
rdiff_backup.Security.Violation:
Warning Security Violation!
Bad request for function: fs_abilities.restore_set_globals
with arguments: [<rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath instance at 0x404f1f2c>]

$ Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system