Re: [rdiff-backup-users] metadata file not found??

[Dave Steinberg]

> I'm using rdiff backup to backup my home directory from an OpenBSD 
> system running on an x86 to an OpenBSD system running on a 64 bit 
> spark machine.  I'm using OpenBSD 3.3 on both systems. The initial 
> backup works fine but when I run rdiff-backup again I get a metadata 
> file not found warning followed by an IO error.
>
> I get the same results on versions 0.12.6 and 0.13.3.

Search for my name in the mailing lists, I've been through trials and 
tribulations trying to get my faithful old Ultra 5 to backup my x86 
machines all running OpenBSD.  Its not going to work - Python is 
unfortunately horribly broken on sparc64, though you almost have a 
chance if you install gcc-3 from ports, recompile python with that, and 
go from there.  Though, you're still doomed in my experience.

There is hope that python-2.3 isn't horribly broken, but I've given up 
on this scheme and adopted a different approach.  Now I use 
rdiff-backup on OpenBSD x86, and rsync the repository to my ultra5.  (I 
use the Ultra5 for the off-site part of my backup scheme).  Backups of 
backups, what fun!

Regards,
--
Dave Steinberg
http://www.geekisp.com