Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup error: Mac OS X -> Linux

[Corey Puffalt]

Chris,

I tried using the --check-destination-dir option but of course when I re-ran the backup it eventually complained about the permissions on the same file again.  I have submitted a bug report (
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19033) for this issue and unless there's another option I can use to work around this issue I guess I can't use rdiff-backup.

Thanks for your help nonetheless.

Corey

On 2/8/07, Chris Wilson <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi Corey,

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Corey Puffalt wrote:

>>  Exception '[Errno 13] Permission denied:
>> >
>>  '/mnt/backup/ibookbackups/private/var/db/Spotlight-V100/%2FVolumes%2Fftpmirror.sectoor.de''
>> >  raised of class 'exceptions.OSError':
>>
>>  What are the permissions on that directory? rdiff-backup has some
>>  problems with directories with weird permissions like d--x------,
>>  because it mirrors those permissions in the repository, and then finds
>>  that it can't access the directory on the next run.
>
>
> The permissions on the backup side don't look problematic:
>
> drwx------   2 corey corey 4096 Jun 27  2006
> %2FVolumes%2Fftpmirror.sectoor.de
>
> On my laptop the permissions look slightly different (could it be the x bit
> is the problem?):
>
> drw-------    2 root  wheel   68 Jun 27  2006
> %2FVolumes%2Fftpmirror.sectoor.de
>
> Is the issue with permissions a known issue that is being worked on or
> should I create a bug report?

Yes, I think that is the problem. Without execute permissions on the
directory, rdiff-backup cannot descend into it. Please do file a bug
report.

Cheers, Chris.
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