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

[Nathan Kinkade]

2007/7/20, Andrew Ferguson <address@hidden>:
> Nathan Kinkade wrote:
> > 2007/7/16, Andrew Ferguson <address@hidden>:
> >> Nathan Kinkade wrote:
> >> > 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
> >>
> >> Nathan,
> >>
> >> This bug was fixed in a later release. Please upgrade to the newest version.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Andrew
> >
> > I upgraded the relevant machines to v1.1.12, but still seem to be
> > getting the same error when I try to restore.  Backups still seem to
> > be operating just fine.  Again, this is what I'm seeing:
> >
> > $ rdiff-backup --restore-as-of now ./some/backup remote::/some/dir/restore
> > Exception
> > Warning Security Violation!
> > Bad request for function: fs_abilities.restore_set_globals
> > with arguments: [<rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath instance at 0x404eca2c>]
> > <snip>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan
>
>
> Nathan,
>
> Can you please send the complete traceback? It is very important for
> debugging any issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew

Andrew,

Here is the complete traceback, or at least as much as is dumped to
stderr when I try to restore.  Let me know if there is any other info
that may be helpful.  Thanks so much for your help. rdiff-backup seems
like a great tool:

$ rdiff-backup --restore-as-of now /some/backup remote::/some/restore/point
Exception '
Warning Security Violation!
Bad request for function: fs_abilities.restore_set_globals
with arguments: [<rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath instance at 0x404eca2c>]
' raised of class '<class 'rdiff_backup.Security.Violation'>':
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
299, in error_check_Main
   try: Main(arglist)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
319, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
285, 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
485, in Restore
   dest_rp.conn.fs_abilities.restore_set_globals(dest_rp)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 447, in __call__
   return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 369, 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
299, in error_check_Main
   try: Main(arglist)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
319, in Main
   take_action(rps)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
285, 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
485, in Restore
   dest_rp.conn.fs_abilities.restore_set_globals(dest_rp)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 447, in __call__
   return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
 File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
line 369, 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 0x404eca2c>]