Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Backing up from Linux to Windows?

[Austin Roberts]

Well, I tried using the native client, Cygwin wasn't involved in any part of the transaction, but I still got the file-too-long error. This is running 1.2.5 on both systems.

Stack trace:

Exception '[Error 206] The filename or extension is too long: 'f:/gazelle/rdiff-
backup-data/increments/home/austin/.cxgames/winxp/windata/;083tart;077enu.;067^5
;0693;065^5;070windows^5;070profiles^5;070;065ll^2;066;085sers^5;070;083tart^2;0
66;077enu/;080rograms/;069lectronic+;065rts/;083;080;079;082;069^;0692^84^;0652'
' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.WindowsError'>':
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 346, in Backup
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 38, in Mirror
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 232, in patch
  File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 281, in __call__
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 526, in fast_process
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 203, in get_mirror_inc_rps
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 189, in find_inc_pair
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 128, in check_new_index
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 111, in wrap_call
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 122, in make_parent
  File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 988, in makedirs
  File "os.pyc", line 157, in makedirs

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 346, in Backup
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 38, in Mirror
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 232, in patch
  File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 281, in __call__
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 526, in fast_process
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 203, in get_mirror_inc_rps
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 189, in find_inc_pair
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 128, in check_new_index
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 111, in wrap_call
  File "rdiff_backup\longname.pyc", line 122, in make_parent
  File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 988, in makedirs
  File "os.pyc", line 157, in makedirs
WindowsError: [Error 206] The filename or extension is too long: 'f:/gazelle/rdi
ff-backup-data/increments/home/austin/.cxgames/winxp/windata/;083tart;077enu.;06
7^5;0693;065^5;070windows^5;070profiles^5;070;065ll^2;066;085sers^5;070;083tart^
2;066;077enu/;080rograms/;069lectronic+;065rts/;083;080;079;082;069^;0692^84^;06
52'

Again, thanks for any help. I'm really hoping to get this working, as rdiff-backup seems to be the ideal solution for my circumstances.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 1:05 AM, Dominic <address@hidden> wrote:

Austin Roberts wrote:

Windows to Linux works fine with the native binary, Linux to Windows is where I'm having problems. Is there any way to start the native windows client as a server and back up to it? I've tried using SSH, and I can run the native Windows client (as opposed to the Cygwin version), but it complains when I try to specify the drive letter.

Tomorrow I'm going to try the BackupFromWindowsToLinux instructions, using a remote source and local destination. Hopefully I'll be able to script it so I can run a script from the Linux source and have the Windows destination initiate the rdiff-backup sequence with the native rdiff-backup binary.

If I get it working smoothly, I'll make a BackupFromLinuxToWindows page on the wiki.

- Austin

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Andrew Ferguson <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:

I guess you need an SSH server on the Windows machine. I had a free one installed but recently uninstalled it (as I use rdiff the more usual way: Windows -> Linux) and can't find it now. But here is another free one that looks ok: http://mobassh-en.mobatek.net/. I think port 22 would need to be open for TCP traffic, and you should make sure that the remote command (--remote-schema) contains the path to rdiff-backup.exe on the server (or that rdiff-backup.exe's location is in the Windows PATH variable). HTH

Dominic


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