[rdiff-backup-users] Errno 22 invalid argument ext3 to FAT32 in Ubuntu 8.04

[Elliott Yates]

Hello all,

I'm trying to set up rdiff-backup to copy a set of directories (eventually, my entire Linux system) from several ext3 partitions to a single FAT32 external USB drive (so I can recover files easily to other operating systems). I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 and rdiff-backup 1.1.15, but when I run the following command:

it copies some of the files and then aborts with the error '[Errno 22] Invalid argument' described in detail below.

When I try to open the error log, I get the following message:
gzip: /home/elliott/.fr-2SRY2D/error_log.2008-10-12;08418;05808;05835-07;05800.data.gz: unexpected end of file

So I am including only what's displayed in the terminal.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you kindly,
Elliott.

Terminal output:
...
Sun Oct 12 18:11:30 2008  Making directory /media/EEXTFAT32/rdiff-backup-elliott-laptop-home/;068ocuments/;085;066;067/;083;083;072;082;067 application 2009-2010
Sun Oct 12 18:11:30 2008  Exception '[Errno 22] Invalid argument: '/media/EEXTFAT32/rdiff-backup-elliott-laptop-home/;068ocuments/;085;066;067/;083;083;072;082;067 application 2009-2010 '' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 344, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 225, in patch
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 616, in start_process
    if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 644, in prepare_dir
    base_rp.mkdir()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 894, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 344, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 225, in patch
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 616, in start_process
    if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 644, in prepare_dir
    base_rp.mkdir()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 894, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '/media/EEXTFAT32/rdiff-backup-elliott-laptop-home/;068ocuments/;085;066;067/;083;083;072;082;067 application 2009-2010 '