Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup-1.2.6-win32

[Dominic]

Pieter Donche wrote:
> I want to use winwos rdiff-backup-1.2.6 on a windows machine to backup 
> my C:\ drive to a unix machine
>
> In the C:\rdiff-backup-1.2.6 directory created at install of the Windows
> version of rdiff-backup-1.2.6, I have put also my files
> privkeypcinf56   (my private key)  and
> plink.exe  (from the PuTTY software)
>
> I first tested out that I could login passwordless on the remote 
> backup server. (OK)
>
> I created a batch file containing:
> c:
> cd \rdiff-backup-1.2.6
> rdiff-backup.exe -v5 --print-statistics --remote-schema
> "plink.exe -i privkeypcinf56.ppk %%s rdiff-backup --server"
> c:\ address@hidden::/home/backup/pcinf56 >rdiffbu.out
>
> The third line is one long line (but probably here broken over several 
> lines due to the mail program)
>
> When running the batch file from the DOS prompt, I get
> in my  output file  rdiffbu.out (standard output):
>
> Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.6
> Executing plink.exe -i privkeypcinf56.ppk address@hidden 
> rdiff-backup -- server
> Hardlinks disabled by defautl on Windows
> Unable to import module xattr.
> Extended attributes not supported on filesystem at c:
> Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package.
> POSIX ACLs not supported on filesystem at c:
> Sending bacj exception Path: c:/CHANGELOG.txt
> Index: <'CHANGELOG.txt',>
>
>  etc...
>
> and on the screen (standard error)
> Sending back exception Path: c:/CHANGELOG.txt
> Index: <'CHANGELOG'.txt,>
> Data: <'type': None> of type <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>:
>  File 
> "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
> line 335, in answer_request
>    result = apply(eval(request.fucntion-string), argument_list>
>
> etc...
>
> Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system
>
> All that error output doesn't clarify my anything about what is going 
> on...
> The file c:\CHANGELOG.txt mentionned in the output does nog exist
> (in c:\rdiff-backup-1.2.6 directory there is one, but part of the
> distribution)
>
>
> What is wrong and how to remedy ?
I suggest you try:

c:
cd \rdiff-backup-1.2.6
rdiff-backup.exe --no-acls --no-hard-links -v5 --print-statistics 
--remote-schema "plink.exe -ssh -i privkeypcinf56.ppk %%s rdiff-backup 
--server" c:/ address@hidden::/home/backup/pcinf56 >rdiffbu.out

This:
(a) adds options --no-acls and --no-hard-links to remove some of the 
warning messages
(b) adds -ssh to plink, I doubt this is necessary but maybe it prevents 
an inadvertent telnet connection
(c) change source directory to c:/ from c:\ (i.e. linux format). 
Shouldn't be necessary but it might help...

Dominic