Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rdiff-backup
Running version 1.1.5 (edgy). I sucessfully completed an initial backup to a remote server via SSH. Later, I started another (incremental) backup to the same destination. This was interrupted (probably due to a network problem). Any subsequent attempts to perform a backup to this destination result in the following stacktrace, which occurs soon after starting the command (maybe 15 seconds or so): Executing ssh -C backupserver rdiff-backup --server Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package. ACLs not supported on filesystem at / ----------------------------------------------------------------- Detected abilities for source (read only) file system: Access control lists Off Extended attributes On Case sensitivity On Mac OS X style resource forks Off Mac OS X Finder information Off ----------------------------------------------------------------- ACLs not supported by filesystem at rdiff_backups/waldo3/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 Extended filenames On Access control lists Off Extended attributes On Case sensitivity On Mac OS X style resource forks Off Mac OS X Finder information Off ----------------------------------------------------------------- Exception '' raised of class 'exceptions.AssertionError': File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main take_action(rps) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 328, in Backup backup_final_init(rpout) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 425, in backup_final_init checkdest_if_necessary(rpout) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 820, in checkdest_if_necessary need_check = checkdest_need_check(dest_rp) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 810, in checkdest_need_check if not force: curmir_incs[0].conn.regress.check_pids(curmir_incs) 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 367, in reval for arg in args: self._put(arg, req_num) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 139, in _put else: self._putobj(obj, req_num) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 144, in _putobj self._write("o", pickle.dumps(obj, 1), req_num) File "pickle.py", line 1386, in dumps Pickler(file, protocol, bin).dump(obj) File "pickle.py", line 231, in dump self.save(obj) File "pickle.py", line 293, in save f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self File "pickle.py", line 614, in save_list self._batch_appends(iter(obj)) File "pickle.py", line 647, in _batch_appends save(x) File "pickle.py", line 293, in save f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self File "pickle.py", line 737, in save_inst stuff = getstate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 754, in __getstate__ assert self.conn is Globals.local_connection Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in ? rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main take_action(rps) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 328, in Backup backup_final_init(rpout) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 425, in backup_final_init checkdest_if_necessary(rpout) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 820, in checkdest_if_necessary need_check = checkdest_need_check(dest_rp) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 810, in checkdest_need_check if not force: curmir_incs[0].conn.regress.check_pids(curmir_incs) 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 367, in reval for arg in args: self._put(arg, req_num) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 139, in _put else: self._putobj(obj, req_num) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 144, in _putobj self._write("o", pickle.dumps(obj, 1), req_num) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 1386, in dumps Pickler(file, protocol, bin).dump(obj) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 231, in dump self.save(obj) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 293, in save f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 614, in save_list self._batch_appends(iter(obj)) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 647, in _batch_appends save(x) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 293, in save f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self File "/usr/lib/python2.4/pickle.py", line 737, in save_inst stuff = getstate() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 754, in __getstate__ assert self.conn is Globals.local_connection AssertionError Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system ---------------------------------------- If I change the target directory to something different, then it works again, beginning to backup everything from the beginning. It seems that rdiff-backup should be a bit more robust against connection failures, so as to allow a user to resume where the backup was interrupted from. ** Affects: rdiff-backup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- fails to run after interrupted second backup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105310 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs