Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Problem

[Paul P Komkoff Jr]

Replying to Robert Knighten:
> 
> I am in the process of re-establishing an rdiff-backup regime after some
> recent problems and upgrades of my computer systems.  The situation here is
> backing up from on Linux system (Linux version 2.6.0-test9 (address@hidden) 
> (gcc
> version 3.2.3) #5 SMP Mon Nov 10 19:25:25 PST 2003) to another (Linux version
> 2.4.18 (address@hidden) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #10 Fri May 31
> 01:36:52 PDT 2002).  Both are running rdiff-backup 0.12.5 and Python 2.3.2.
> The first problem comes in the case where the backup directory is actually NFS
> mounted on the system which is being backed up.  When creating a brand new
> backup directory using the command
> 
> /usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup --exclude /cdrom --exclude /DVD --exclude /floppy 
> --exclude /SYSBACK --exclude /mnt --exclude /proc --exclude /home/carolm 
> --exclude /home/shared  --exclude /usr/local/src --exclude 
> /home/knighten/HADES --exclude '**.netscape.*' --exclude '**NO_BACKUP' / 
> gateway::/home/shared/Zeus
> 
> I got the following traceback when it appears that the backup was essentially
> complete.

Try searching your dmesg for "Stale NFS handle" messages.

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