[rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup completes without errors, but then have a corrupt archive...

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Win 2003 server, cygwin
RDiff-backup 1.2.8 (Although it appears to occur just the same with
1.2.1)

Here's the header of a -v 6

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Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.8
Making directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data
Unable to import module xattr.
Extended attributes not supported on filesystem at 
/cygdrive/c/sncc-data/shared-data/sncc-biz-data/sncc
Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package.
POSIX ACLs not supported on filesystem at 
/cygdrive/c/sncc-data/shared-data/sncc-biz-data/sncc
Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
not supported by filesystem at 
/cygdrive/c/sncc-data/shared-data/sncc-biz-data/sncc
escape_dos_devices required by filesystem at 
/cygdrive/c/sncc-data/shared-data/sncc-biz-data/sncc
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Detected abilities for source (read only) file system:
  Access control lists                         Off
  Extended attributes                          Off
  Windows access control lists                 Off
  Case sensitivity                             Off
  Escape DOS devices                           On
  Escape trailing spaces                       Off
  Mac OS X style resource forks                Off
  Mac OS X Finder information                  Off
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Making directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
Making directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hl
Hard linking 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hl/hardlinked_file2 to 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hardlinked_file1
Unable to import module xattr.
Extended attributes not supported on filesystem at 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package.
POSIX ACLs not supported on filesystem at 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
not supported by filesystem at 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
escape_dos_devices required by filesystem at 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
Removing directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Detected abilities for destination (read/write) file system:
  Ownership changing                           Off
  Hard linking                                 On
  fsync() directories                          On
  Directory inc permissions                    On
  High-bit permissions                         On
  Symlink permissions                          Off
  Extended filenames                           On
  Windows reserved filenames                   On
  Access control lists                         Off
  Extended attributes                          Off
  Windows access control lists                 Off
  Case sensitivity                             Off
  Escape DOS devices                           On
  Escape trailing spaces                       Off
  Mac OS X style resource forks                Off
  Mac OS X Finder information                  Off
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Backup: must_escape_dos_devices = 1
Making directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/increments


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Also, it exits with a zero result

--------------[ Session statistics ]--------------
StartTime 1238387523.00 (Sun Mar 29 21:32:03 2009)
EndTime 1238387627.58 (Sun Mar 29 21:33:47 2009)
ElapsedTime 104.58 (1 minute 44.58 seconds)
SourceFiles 5182
SourceFileSize 1730123056 (1.61 GB)
MirrorFiles 1
MirrorFileSize 0 (0 bytes)
NewFiles 5181
NewFileSize 1730123056 (1.61 GB)
DeletedFiles 0
DeletedFileSize 0 (0 bytes)
ChangedFiles 1
ChangedSourceSize 0 (0 bytes)
ChangedMirrorSize 0 (0 bytes)
IncrementFiles 0
IncrementFileSize 0 (0 bytes)
TotalDestinationSizeChange 1730123056 (1.61 GB)
Errors 0
--------------------------------------------------
Writing mirror marker 
/cygdrive/e/s-bup/rdiff-backup-data/current_mirror.2009-03-29T21;05832;05803-07;05800.data
Cleaning up

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But I keep getting this error when I try to do anything with the
rdiff-archive...

(My script is subsequently  set to remove all diffs older than a year, and I 
know
it doesn't make sense in the context, but here's what I get...)

+ rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 365D /cygdrive/e/s-bup
Fatal Error: Bad directory /cygdrive/e/s-bup.
It doesn't appear to be an rdiff-backup destination dir

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(So then I list the archive)
$ rdiff-backup /cygdrive/e/s-bup -l

Result:

Found interrupted initial backup. Removing...
Exception '[Errno 13] Permission denied: '-l/rdiff-backup-data/chars_to_quote''
raised of class '<type 'exceptions.IOError'>':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in err
or_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in Mai
n
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in tak
e_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 334, in Bac
kup
    rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 936
, in backup_set_globals
    update_quoting = bsg.set_chars_to_quote(Globals.rbdir, force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 734
, in set_chars_to_quote
    self.get_ctq_from_fsas(), force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 765
, in compare_ctq_file
    ctq_rp.write_string(actual_ctq)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1203, in w
rite_string
    outfp = self.open("wb", compress = compress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1174, in o
pen
    else: return open(self.path, mode)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in err
or_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in Mai
n
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in tak
e_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 334, in Bac
kup
    rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 936
, in backup_set_globals
    update_quoting = bsg.set_chars_to_quote(Globals.rbdir, force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 734
, in set_chars_to_quote
    self.get_ctq_from_fsas(), force)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 765
, in compare_ctq_file
    ctq_rp.write_string(actual_ctq)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1203, in w
rite_string
    outfp = self.open("wb", compress = compress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1174, in o
pen
    else: return open(self.path, mode)
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '-l/rdiff-backup-data/chars_to_quote'



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Thoughts, suggestions?
TIA!

-Greg