[rdiff-backup-users] no space left on device error

[Jools Smyth]

I removed a load of files from my machine which gets backed up. the next 
backup failed (lost connection it said). I ran it again with force, and I get 
this error. the thing is, I have 473gb free on the device (the backup is 66gb 
including 60 days of incremental diff - a lot of files though). Does 
rdiff-backup use any temp space like /tmp which could have got filled ?

Warning: Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now. 
Exception
'[Errno 28] No space left on device' raised of 
class '<type 'exceptions.IOError'>':
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in
check_common_error try: return function(*args) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/restore.py", line 460, in 
get_fp
current_fp = self.get_first_fp() File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/restore.py", line 497, in
get_first_fp rpath.copyfileobj(fp, current_fp) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 60, in 
copyfileobj
outputfp.write(inbuf) Exception '[Errno 28] No space left on device' raised of 
class
'exceptions.IOError': 
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 302, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
take_action(rps) 
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
278, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 335, in Backup
backup_final_init(rpout) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 435, in
backup_final_init checkdest_if_necessary(rpout) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 829, in
checkdest_if_necessary dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in
__call__ return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 369, in 
reval
if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result Traceback (most recent call 
last):
File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in ?
rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:]) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in
error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
take_action(rps) 
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
278, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 335, in Backup
backup_final_init(rpout) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 435, in
backup_final_init checkdest_if_necessary(rpout) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 829, in
checkdest_if_necessary dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in
__call__ return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 369, in 
reval
if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result IOError: [Errno 28] No space 
left on
device Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system
Warning: Failed backup up source

Best Regards

Jools
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