[rdiff-backup-users] Re: Backup to smbfs

[Chris G]

On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 08:15:47PM +0100, Andrea Talucci wrote:
> I all,
> I have some problem using rdiff-backup to write to a NAS drive locally
> mounted as smbfs. I've browsed this list for 2 days finding some suggest
> but no one resolving...
> It seems that the error is caused by some chmod command, that (I
> guess...) cannot be executed on a smbfs.
> 
I had no end of trouble trying to backup to SMB/CIFS NAS systems. 
After much wasted time etc.  I searched around for a NAS that supports
NFS and bought one, in my case a WD My Book World Edition II, problem
solve.

I gave the SMB/CIFS NAS away.

> Can I have some help ?
> 
> Cheers,
>  Andy
> 
> Here is the output:
> 
> $ rdiff-backup  -v5  ./Immagini/foto/ /media/dlink/test_foto/
> 
> 
> Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.8
> Cannot change permissions on target directory.
> Unable to import module xattr.
> Extended attributes not supported on filesystem at Immagini/foto
> Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package.
> POSIX ACLs not supported on filesystem at Immagini/foto
> Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
> not supported by filesystem at Immagini/foto
> escape_dos_devices not required by filesystem at Immagini/foto
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Detected abilities for source (read only) file system:
>   Access control lists                         Off
>   Extended attributes                          Off
>   Windows access control lists                 Off
>   Case sensitivity                             On
>   Escape DOS devices                           Off
>   Escape trailing spaces                       Off
>   Mac OS X style resource forks                Off
>   Mac OS X Finder information                  Off
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Warning: hard linking not supported by filesystem at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data
> Directories on file system at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0 are not
> fsyncable.
> Assuming it's unnecessary.
> Unable to import module xattr.
> Extended attributes not supported on filesystem at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
> Unable to import module posix1e from pylibacl package.
> POSIX ACLs not supported on filesystem at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
> Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs
> not supported by filesystem at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
> escape_dos_devices not required by filesystem at
> /media/dlink/test_foto/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Detected abilities for destination (read/write) file system:
>   Ownership changing                           Off
>   Hard linking                                 N/A
>   fsync() directories                          Off
>   Directory inc permissions                    Off
>   High-bit permissions                         Off
>   Symlink permissions                          Off
>   Extended filenames                           On
>   Windows reserved filenames                   On
>   Access control lists                         Off
>   Extended attributes                          Off
>   Windows access control lists                 Off
>   Case sensitivity                             On
>   Escape DOS devices                           Off
>   Escape trailing spaces                       Off
>   Mac OS X style resource forks                Off
>   Mac OS X Finder information                  Off
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Backup: must_escape_dos_devices = 0
> Starting mirror Immagini/foto to /media/dlink/test_foto
> Processing changed file .
> Processing changed file 2000 e prec
> Processing changed file 2000 e prec/cena + music (grecia).jpg
> Exception '[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/media/dlink/test_foto/2000 e
> prec/rdiff-backup.tmp.1'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in
> error_check_Main
>     try: Main(arglist)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in
> Main
>     take_action(rps)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in
> take_action
>     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 346, in
> Backup
>     backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38,
> in Mirror
>     DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 232,
> in patch
>     ITR(diff.index, diff)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line
> 281, in __call__
>     last_branch.fast_process(*args)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 529,
> in fast_process
>     if self.patch_to_temp(mirror_rp, diff_rorp, tf):
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 559,
> in patch_to_temp
>     rpath.copy_attribs(diff_rorp, new)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 189,
> in copy_attribs
>     rpout.chmod(rpin.getperms())
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 927,
> in chmod
>     self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions & Globals.permission_mask)
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
>     rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in
> error_check_Main
>     try: Main(arglist)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in
> Main
>     take_action(rps)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in
> take_action
>     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 346, in
> Backup
>     backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38,
> in Mirror
>     DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 232,
> in patch
>     ITR(diff.index, diff)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line
> 281, in __call__
>     last_branch.fast_process(*args)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 529,
> in fast_process
>     if self.patch_to_temp(mirror_rp, diff_rorp, tf):
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 559,
> in patch_to_temp
>     rpath.copy_attribs(diff_rorp, new)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 189,
> in copy_attribs
>     rpout.chmod(rpin.getperms())
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 927,
> in chmod
>     self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions & Globals.permission_mask)
> OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/media/dlink/test_foto/2000 e
> prec/rdiff-backup.tmp.1'
> 
> 
> 
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Chris Green