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

[Pieter Donche]

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Dominic wrote:

> 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:
  It still gives the same error messages ...

> 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

   --no-acls just adds a remark in the output that POSIX and Windows
     ACLs test are skipped
   --no-hard-links: I think this is no longer needed for versions >1.2.1
       since Hardlinks are disabled by default on Windows
     (Anyway I tried with, but no difference)

> (b) adds -ssh to plink, I doubt this is necessary but maybe it prevents an 
> inadvertent telnet connection

    Tried without and with -ssh, no difference

> (c) change source directory to c:/ from c:\ (i.e. linux format). Shouldn't 
> be necessary but it might help...

    ?? isn't it the other way round?? c:/ is 'linux format', C:\ is windows
    So I already used linux format ...