[rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup not working in cygwin

[mongole]

Hello!

I have played around for quiet a while now, but without success. :confused:

I want to backup from my windows box to my linux server. I have installed on
both boxes rdiff-backup manually by downloading the tar.gz file und
following the README file. I tried version 1.1.5, 1.1.10, 1.1.11 and 1.1.12.
Always the same versions on both machines.

For installing I followed the the blog entry at
http://katastrophos.net/andre/blog/?p=19 and used the patch on 1.1.5 but not
on the other versions. (But obvious, would this only make a difference on a
running backup).

When I test the backup with: 
address@hidden ~/install/rdiff-backup-1.1.5
address@hidden's password:
Testing server started by:  ssh -C address@hidden rdiff-backup --server
Server OK

But when I try to do the real backup then, it fails:
address@hidden ~/install/rdiff-backup-1.1.5
$ rdiff-backup /cygdrive/n/save/ address@hidden::/backup/photo-raid/backup-dir
address@hidden's password:
Exception 'need more than 3 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: need more than 3 values to unpack
Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system

I could not find any hint, what's really wrong here. And as I am not able to
program python....
I only think, that the describet lines in the Stacktrace are only the error
handling parts of the different Classes/Methods.

Would be happy about any hint!

greets, mongole
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