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[rdiff-backup-users] Re: Unicode error while running rdiff-backup

From: Saptarshi Guha
Subject: [rdiff-backup-users] Re: Unicode error while running rdiff-backup
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:03:25 -0400
Hi,
I ran it again with -v9 option and tracked the error down to(running on OS X backing up to a Linux server):
Sorry for the long output:
Any suggestions (without needing to rename files)?

Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Making directory /ln/sguha.afterlife/Prefs/MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Processing changed file MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ/Junk Filter Training Data
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Making directory path /ln/sguha.afterlife/Prefs/rdiff-backup-data/increments/MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Regular copying ('MT-NewsWatcher Prefs \xc6\x92', 'Junk Filter Training Data') to /ln/sguha.afterlife/Prefs/MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ/rdiff-backup.tmp.90
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Writing file object to /ln/sguha.afterlife/Prefs/MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ/rdiff-backup.tmp.90
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Copying attributes from ('MT-NewsWatcher Prefs \xc6\x92', 'Junk Filter Training Data') to /ln/sguha.afterlife/Prefs/MT-NewsWatcher Prefs ƒ/rdiff-backup.tmp.90
Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Sending back exception 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc6 in position 47: ordinal not in range(128) of type <type 'exceptions.UnicodeDecodeError'>: 
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 334, in answer_request
    result = apply(eval(request.function_string), argument_list)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 225, in patch
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 281, in __call__
    last_branch.fast_process(*args)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 522, in fast_process
    if self.patch_to_temp(mirror_rp, diff_rorp, tf):
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 549, in patch_to_temp
    rpath.copy_attribs(diff_rorp, new)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 178, in copy_attribs
    if Globals.eas_write: rpout.write_ea(rpin.get_ea())
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1238, in write_ea
    ea.write_to_rp(self)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 103, in write_to_rp
    self.clear_rp(rp)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 93, in clear_rp
    % (name, rp.path), 7)

Tue Apr 22 20:59:28 2008  Server sending (0): 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc6 in position 47: ordinal not in range(128)
Tue Apr 22 20:59:29 2008  Exception 'Truncated header string (problem probably originated remotely)' raised of class '<class 'rdiff_backup.connection.ConnectionReadError'>':
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 276, in take_action
    connection.PipeConnection(sys.stdin, sys.stdout).Server()
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 354, in Server
    self.get_response(-1)
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 314, in get_response
    try: req_num, object = self._get()
  File "/home/sguha/villa/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 232, in _get
    raise ConnectionReadError("Truncated header string (problem "

Tue Apr 22 20:59:29 2008  Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system

On Apr 22, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Saptarshi Guha wrote:

Hello,
I ran rdiff-backup --exclude ~/Library/Caches ~/Library address@hidden::/Library
during this process i got the following error(emphasis mine)
I'm not sure the error is related tot the Citrix ICA client file.
How do i fix this **without** needing to exclude specific files.

Thanks 
Saptarshi

Warning: unable to write xattr com.apple.FinderInfo to /ln/sguha.afterlife/Library/Preferences/Citrix ICA Client
*******Exception ''ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc6 in position 61: ordinal not in range(128)' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.UnicodeDecodeError'>':*********
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 344, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/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 "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 344, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 369, in reval
    if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc6 in position 61: ordinal not in range(128)
dhcp-196-238:~ yanger$ Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system


Saptarshi Guha | address@hidden | http://www.stat.purdue.edu/~sguha

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