Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Assertion Error rdiff-back 1.1.9

[Steven Willoughby]

Ian Thurlbeck wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I currently backup a set of directories to a remote server. After working
> fine for 9 months, I've found that I'm now getting errors (possibly 
> since I
> upgraded to 1.1.9?):
>
> Sending back exception  of type exceptions.AssertionError:
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", 
> line 335, in answer_request
>     result = apply(eval(request.function_string), argument_list)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
> 231, in patch_and_increment
>     cls.CCPP.close()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 
> 477, in close
>     metadata.ManagerObj.ConvertMetaToDiff()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py", 
> line 613, in ConvertMetaToDiff
>     newrp, oldrp = self.check_needs_diff()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py", 
> line 602, in check_needs_diff
>     assert newrp.getinctype() == oldrp.getinctype() == 'snapshot'
>
> This from the backup.log file on the remote machine.

Does the output from -verbosity=9 help?

Steven