[Rdiff-backup-bugs] [bug #21327] rdiff-backup can not be used in a large network

[anonymous]

URL:
  <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?21327>

                 Summary: rdiff-backup can not be used in a large network
                 Project: rdiff-backup
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thursday 10/11/2007 at 12:02 UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any

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Details:

Hello,

Every time an upgrade is done to our client distributions, the packaged
rdiff-backup gets upgraded first - from 1.0.4, then 1.1.5, then 1.1.14, etc.
Our client distributions are upgraded approximatively once a year.

Meanwhile, our servers use long-term support distributions, and get upgraded
only every 5/7 years. 

Each time the client rdiff-backup gets upgraded, it doesn't match the
server's rdiff-backup version, and it seems none of rdiff-backup versions are
compatible with each other.

Basically, it's "run the same version on both client and server, or your
backups will die an horrible death". [1]

This is annoying as hell.

Thanks,

[1]
Warning: Local version 1.1.14 does not match remote version 1.1.5.
Exception 'too many values to unpack' raised of class '<type
'exceptions.ValueError'>':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in
error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in
Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in
take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in
Backup
    rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line
447, in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line
369, in reval
    if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in
error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in
Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in
take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in
Backup
    rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line
447, in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line
369, in reval
    if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
ValueError: too many values to unpack
Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system
Warning: Local version 1.1.14 does not match remote version 1.1.5.
No increments older than Tue Sep 11 13:00:03 2007 found, exiting.





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