[rdiff-backup-users] problem with rdiff-backup

[Madan Kumar]

Hi all,

I am new to rdiff-backup. No doubt that it provides great functionality but I am facing problem with it, please do me some needfull.

 

I am using rdiff-backup on windows Vista and on XP.

I have downloaded the setup.exe for windows by following the link http://solutionsfirst.com.au/~dave/backup/ there are three exe files (rdiff-backup0.13.4w3.exe, rdiff-backup1.0.1w4.exe, rdiff-backup0.13.3w1.exe). I have installed rdiff-backup by running "rdiff-backup0.13.4w3.exe". It installed in "C:\rdiff-backup" folder.

My main purpose to use rdiff-backup is to take the backup of any directory(say SourceDir) to any other dir(say DestDir), and then if some changes are made to the file(s) in SourceDir then it will take only the incremental (ie only the DIFFS between both directories) to new directory. Like I have one .txt file (SS.txt) of 2 KB in size and I am taking the backup of it using rdiff-backup to DD.txt. Now I am adding 1KB data to SS.txt. This time if i take the backup then I need only this 1 KB data to new file.

Please guide me how is it possible using rdiff-backup?

 

ERRORS that are occuring::

When I am executing following command in command prompt (I am using win Vista):

(ss-> source directory, dd-> destination directory)

  C:\rdiff-backup>rdiff-backup -b ss dd 

Following error occurs:

C:\rdiff-backup>set RDIFF-PATH=c:\rdiff-backup

 

C:\rdiff-backup>set PYTHONHOME=c:\rdiff-backup

 

C:\rdiff-backup>set PYTHONPATH=c:\rdiff-backup

 

C:\rdiff-backup>set PATH=c:\rdiff-backup\bin;c:\rdiff-backup\bin;c:\rdiff-backup
\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Mi
crosoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\

 

C:\rdiff-backup>cd c:\rdiff-backup

 

C:\rdiff-backup>mount -m  1>oldmounts.bat

 

C:\rdiff-backup>umount -A

 

C:\rdiff-backup>mount -f -s -b c:\rdiff-backup /

 

C:\rdiff-backup>python2.3.exe -S c:\rdiff-backup\rdiff-backup --remote-schema 'p
link -C -i sloth.PPK %s rdiff-backup --server' -b ss dd
Remote schema option ignored - no remote file descriptions.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Detected abilities for source (read only) file system:
  Access control lists                         Off
  Extended attributes                          Off
  Mac OS X style resource forks                Off
  Mac OS X Finder information                  Off
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Warning: hard linking not supported by filesystem at dd/rdiff-backup-data
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\rdiff-backup\rdiff-backup", line 24, in ?
    rdiff_backup.Main.Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 259, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 229, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 270, in Backup
    backup_set_fs_globals(rpin, rpout)
  File "/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 388, in backup_set_fs_globals
    dest_fsa = rpout.conn.fs_abilities.get_fsabilities_readwrite(
  File "/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 402, in get_fsabilities_readwrite
    return FSAbilities(desc_string).init_readwrite(
  File "/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 155, in init_readwrite
    subdir.delete()
  File "/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 851, in delete
    except os.error: self.conn.shutil.rmtree(self.path)
  File "/shutil.py", line 140, in rmtree
    raise exc[0], (exc[1][0], exc[1][1] + ' removing '+arg)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied removing dd/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup
.tmp.4

 

C:\rdiff-backup>umount -A

 

C:\rdiff-backup>call oldmounts.bat

 

C:\rdiff-backup>

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Each time when I execute rdiff-backup command it creates one folder like "rdiff-backup.tmp.0" in destination directory dd (C:\rdiff-backup\dd\rdiff-backup-data\rdiff-backup.tmp.0).

 

 

Please suggest me what should I do to achieve my purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

Regards

M Chauhan