[rdiff-backup-users] Fatal Error: Source directory returned does not exist

[Kingsley G. Morse Jr.]

Hi,

I use rdiff-backup and it normally does a good
job.

Why would this command:

    $ rdiff-backup -v9  --exclude /c \
         --exclude /mnt/dos \
         --exclude /mnt/dos_backup \
         --exclude /mnt/backup \
         --exclude /tmp \
         --exclude /var/tmp \
         --exclude /var/cache/apt/archives/ \
         --exclude /proc \
         / \
         /mnt/backup \
         >> /var/log/mirror_backup \
         2>> /var/log/mirror_backup.err ; rdiff-backup returned $?

return this error message:

    Fatal Error: Source directory returned does not exist

from version 0.13.4-5 after running for about half
an hour?

Details that might help...

1.) The error message wasn't in stdout or stderr.
It went right to the terminal's command line.

2.) The end of /var/log/mirror_backup is:

    [...]
    Tue Jun  7 12:58:26 2005  Setting time of /mnt/backup/var to 1096436651
    Tue Jun  7 12:58:26 2005  Copying attributes from () to /mnt/backup
    Tue Jun  7 12:58:26 2005  Setting time of /mnt/backup to 1116366196
    Tue Jun  7 12:58:28 2005  Deleting 
/mnt/backup/rdiff-backup-data/current_mirror.2005-06-05T01:41:36-07:00.data
    Tue Jun  7 12:58:28 2005  Cleaning up

3.) The beginning of /var/log/mirror_backup.err is:

    A regular file was indicated by the metadata, but could not be
    constructed from existing increments because last increment had type
    None.  Instead of the actual file's data, an empty length file will be
    created.  This error is probably caused by data loss in the
    rdiff-backup destination directory, or a bug in rdiff-backup
    Tue Jun  7 12:25:31 2005  Warning: Could not restore file 
/mnt/backup/usr/share/doc/motifnls/copyright!
    [...]

4.) The end of /var/log/mirror_backup.err is:

    [...]
    Tue Jun  7 12:40:47 2005  UpdateError 
sys/module/videodev/sections/__ksymtab_strings Updated mirror temp file 
/mnt/backup/sys/module/videodev/sections/rdiff-backup.tmp.7068 does not match 
source
    Tue Jun  7 12:40:47 2005  UpdateError 
sys/module/videodev/sections/__versions Updated mirror temp file 
/mnt/backup/sys/module/videodev/sections/rdiff-backup.tmp.7069 does not match 
source
    Tue Jun  7 12:40:47 2005  UpdateError sys/power/state Updated mirror temp 
file /mnt/backup/sys/power/rdiff-backup.tmp.7070 does not match source
    Tue Jun  7 12:54:54 2005  SpecialFileError 
var/run/ptal-mlcd/par:hp_color_LaserJet_2550_series Socket error: AF_UNIX path 
too long
    Tue Jun  7 12:54:55 2005  SpecialFileError 
var/run/uml-utilities/uml_switch.ctl Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long

Thanks,
Kingsley