Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Status of native Windows port?

[Josh Nisly]

Alastair D'Silva wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-07-28 at 19:58 -0400, Andrew Ferguson wrote:
>   
> > Thanks for the instructions Josh.
> >
> > I have posted a Win32 self-contained executable. Direct link:
> > http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup-1.2.0-win32.exe
> >
> > Anyone is welcome to add Josh's script to the wiki. I'll try to put  
> > together some consolidated information on the website.
> >     
>
> I am currently testing this executable, however, I am having trouble
> with the connection to the remote machine.
>
> D:\>\\backup\backup\programs\rdiff-backup-1.2.0-win32.exe -v 10
> --remote-schema "h:\programs\plink.exe -i h:\programs\backup.ppk -x -a
> -T %%s rdiff-backup --server" D:
> address@hidden::/backup/nightly/data/ssa33/Microsoft_Windows_XP_Version_5_1_2600/D
> Tue Jul 29 16:06:01 2008  Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.0
> Tue Jul 29 16:06:01 2008  Exception 'not all arguments converted during
> string formatting' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.TypeError'>':
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 302, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 317, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 68, in get_cmd_pairs
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 84, in desc2cmd_pairs
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 122, in fill_schema
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 302, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 317, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 68, in get_cmd_pairs
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 84, in desc2cmd_pairs
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 122, in fill_schema
> TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
>
>
>
> If I instead drop the remote schema parameter, and create a wrapper
> script called 'ssh.bat' containing:
>         h:\programs\plink -i h:\programs\backup.ppk -x -a -T %*
> I get the following:
>
> D:\>\\backup\backup\programs\rdiff-backup-1.2.0-win32.exe -v 10 D:
> address@hidden::/backup/nightly/data/ssa33/Microsoft_Windows_XP_Version_5_1_2600/D
> Tue Jul 29 16:07:51 2008  Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.0
> Tue Jul 29 16:07:51 2008  Executing ssh -C address@hidden rdiff-backup
> --server
> Tue Jul 29 16:07:51 2008  Exception '[Error 2] The system cannot find
> the file specified' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.WindowsError'>':
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 302, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 319, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 76, in cmdpair2rp
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 139, in init_connection
>   File "subprocess.pyc", line 594, in __init__
>   File "subprocess.pyc", line 816, in _execute_child
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 302, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 319, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 76, in cmdpair2rp
>   File "rdiff_backup\SetConnections.pyc", line 139, in init_connection
>   File "subprocess.pyc", line 594, in __init__
>   File "subprocess.pyc", line 816, in _execute_child
> WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
>
>
> So, my question is, what is the recommended way to run the Win32 Native
> rdiff-backup against a remote server?
>
>
> PS. I do have the cygwin version of rdiff-backup working using volume
> shadow copies under Windows XP & 2003, if anyone is interested. The
> trick is to use the "dosdev" command to allocate a drive letter to the
> snapshot, then run rdiff-backup against the new drive.
>   

What I've done is written my own ssh executable using paramiko. I'd be 
happy to post the source code if you'd be interested.

Thanks,
JoshN