[Rdiff-backup-bugs] [bug #32597] rdiff-backup tries to read/list directories, no matter --exclude rules.

[Andreas Olsson]

URL:
  <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?32597>

                 Summary: rdiff-backup tries to read/list directories, no
matter --exclude rules.
                 Project: rdiff-backup
            Submitted by: andol
            Submitted on: fre 25 feb 2011 18.40.01
                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:

When performing a backup it appears if rdiff-backup tries to read/list a
directory even if it is set to be excluded from the backup.

address@hidden:~/temp$ rdiff-backup --version
rdiff-backup 1.2.8
address@hidden:~/temp$ mkdir -p from/alpha/beta/gamma
address@hidden:~/temp$ sudo chown root:root from/alpha/beta/gamma/
address@hidden:~/temp$ sudo chmod 700 from/alpha/beta/gamma/
address@hidden:~/temp$ mkdir to
address@hidden:~/temp$ rdiff-backup --exclude '**/alpha' from/ to/
ListError alpha/beta/gamma [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'from/alpha/beta/gamma'

address@hidden:~/temp$ rm -rf to/*
address@hidden:~/temp$ strace rdiff-backup --exclude '**/alpha' from/ to/
2>&1 | grep gamma
lstat("from/alpha/beta/gamma", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0700, st_size=40, ...}) = 0
open("from/alpha/beta/gamma", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1
EACCES (Permission denied)
write(2, "ListError alpha/beta/gamma [Errn"..., 81ListError alpha/beta/gamma
[Errno 13] Permission denied: 'from/alpha/beta/gamma'
address@hidden:~/temp$

See also:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=508063
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/rdiff-backup/+bug/725083




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