Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long

[Andrew Ferguson]

Steve White wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> I have put the 
>       --exclude-sockets 
> flag into the run line, but problems persist (as reported on this list
> by others).

Strange. I'll have to look into that.

> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-03xPEO/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-4qHMp9/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-KT6gV6/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-LDecfv/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-jpogjm/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-nmtjj8/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-s2zl6H/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-ufvg5k/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError tmp/keyring-y5JMv9/socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Socket error: AF_UNIX path too long
> SpecialFileError var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket Socket error: AF_UNIX path 
> too long
> SpecialFileError var/run/iiim/.iiimp-unix/9010 Socket error: AF_UNIX path too 
> long
> 
> I don't understand the complaint about the path being too long.
> None of these file names itself is long...

The limit on AF_UNIX paths is 107 characters (see the sockaddr_un
structure in sys/un.h).  What is the path you are trying to back them up
to? (the path to the backup mirror)

It could also be that the increments are causing a problem (as
rdiff-backup tries to remove them from the mirror, now that you are
using the --exclude-sockets option)


Andrew

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