Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Exception '[Errno 28] No space left on device'

[Robert Nichols]

On 07/16/2015 12:37 AM, Stephen Butler wrote:
> Here's the backup.log file for the relevant computer
> -----------------------
> Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now.
> Exception '[Errno 28] No space left on device' raised of class '<type
> 'exceptions.IOError'>':
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py",
> line 32, in check_common_error
>      try: return function(*args)
>    File
> "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/restore.py", line
> 468, in get_fp
>      Rdiff.write_patched_fp(current_fp, delta_fp, new_fp)
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Rdiff.py",
> line 73, in write_patched_fp
>      rpath.copyfileobj(librsync.PatchedFile(basis_fp, delta_fp), out_fp)
>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py",
> line 64, in copyfileobj
>      outputfp.write(inbuf)

Regressing a backup can require a lot of temporary file space, and
your /tmp might not have enough, especially if it is a tmpfs in RAM.
Try using the "--tmpdir" option or environment variables TMPDIR,
TEMP, or TMP to specify a directory with more space.

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