[rdiff-backup-users] 'Device not configured' error

[Ryan Michael]

I'm trying to back up some files from an OSX system to an Ubuntu system via SSH on a LAN.

After transferring part of the initial backup i get the following output.

> wright:~ calvinchen$ sudo rdiff-backup --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Documents/maya --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Documents/Final\ Cut\ Pro\ Documents --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Documents/FinalCutPro --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Documents/final_cut --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Music --exclude /Users/calvinchen/Movies --exclude /dev  --exclude /opt --exclude /Volumes --force / 
> address@hidden::/media/usbdisk/wright
> Password:
> address@hidden's password: 
> UpdateError Library/Logs/Console/501/console.log Updated mirror temp file /media/usbdisk/wright/Library/Logs/Console/501/rdiff-
> backup.tmp.312416 does not match source
> ListError Network/Bcstudio/Toyo-Ito [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Exception '[Errno 6] Device not configured' raised of class 'exceptions.OSError':
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in check_common_error
>     try: return function(*args)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 999, in append
>     return self.__class__(self.conn, self.base, self.index + (ext,))
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 741, in __init__
>     else: self.setdata()
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 765, in setdata
>     self.data = "">
> Exception '[Errno 6] Device not configured' raised of class '
> exceptions.OSError':
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in check_common_error
>     try: return function(*args)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 101, in copy
>     if rpin.isreg(): return copy_reg_file(rpin, rpout, compress)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 123, in copy_reg_file
>     return rpout.write_from_fileobj(rpin.open
> ("rb"), compress = compress)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1045, in write_from_fileobj
>     copyfileobj(fp, outfp)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 58, in copyfileobj
>     inbuf = inputfp.read(blocksize)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1248, in read
>     def read(self, length = -1): return self.file.read(length)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/iterfile.py", line 118, in read
>     if not self.addtobuffer(): break
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/iterfile.py", line 133, in addtobuffer
>     type, data = "">  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/iterfile.py", line 414, in _get
>     if not self.buf: self.buf += self.file.read()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 516, in read
>     return self.connection.VirtualFile.readfromid(
> self.id, length)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__
>     return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 370, in reval
>     if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
>
> Exception '[Errno 6] Device not configured' raised of class '
> exceptions.OSError':
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main
>     try: Main(arglist)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main
>     take_action(rps)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in take_action
>     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 337, in Backup
>     backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
>     DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__
>     return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 370, in reval
>     if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/opt/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in ?
>     rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main
>     try: Main(arglist)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main
>     take_action(rps)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in take_action
>     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 337, in Backup
>     backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
>     DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__
>     return apply(self.connection.reval, (
> self.name,) + args)
>   File "/opt/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 370, in reval
>     if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
> OSError: [Errno 6] Device not configured
> wright:~ calvinchen$ Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system

Does anyone have any idea what's causing this?