Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Missing files from backup

[Thomas Witzel]

Hi, its kind of difficult to post this here, because even the file names 
are and its be a bit of work to change all that. The attribute error is 
like this:

attribute differs: first.data['size']=350 != second.data['size']=340

I managed to patch rpath.py so the tmp file doesn't get deleted. I found 
that the tmp file is in fact identical to the source, and the true size is 
340 (of both the tmp file as well as the source). Strangely, also as of 
now its now only 24 files that show this behaviour. I'm really going crazy 
with this.

Thomas

 On Mon, 2 Jun 2014, Mike Fleetwood wrote:

> On 1 June 2014 19:57, Thomas Witzel <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Thanks Mike,
> >
> > I tried your patch and actually had created something similar myself right
> > before you replied, but made sure to try your patch as well, since my python
> > skills are at best rudimentary.
> >
> > Anyhow, both modifications lead to the result that apparently the size
> > doesn't match. Over the last few days the number of affected files has
> > increased to 52, even though the "new" four files with this error also
> > haven't changed in months.
> >
> > Anyhow when I copy these files from the source by hand (using the "cp"
> > command in my shell), the size matches. Also a curious other observation is
> > that starting from the second error the size attribute of the first argument
> > is always identical to the size attribute of the second argument of the
> > previous error. Its too weird to be a coincident. The files affected are not
> > in the same directories nor seem to have many other connections, other than
> > being ascii files of the same format and extension (but so are the other
> > 9000)....
> >
> > Is there a patch that the tmp file will NOT be deleted in case an error
> > occurs? I believe taking a look at these files will be quite instructive.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Thomas
>
> Please post the verbose messages for the first few problem files.
>
> I don't know of any such patch.  You might try putting a return as the
> first line of TempFile.py, class TempFile, def delete().  Never tried
> this so I don't know what it will do.
>
> Mike


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