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

[Andrew Ferguson]

http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html#free_space



Jools Smyth wrote:
> 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