Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Backing up from Linux to Windows?

[Austin Roberts]

I believe this is the same problem as before, this time with a directory name instead of a file.

Out of curiosity, what are you doing with excessive file names? Are you just forgetting them, or are you abbreviating them in some way that can still be restored?

Trace:

Exception '[Error 206] The filename or extension is too long: 'f:/gazelle/home/a
ustin/;077usic_;079ld/;066illy ;078icholls, ;071eoff ;087hitehorn, ;074ody ;076i
nscott, ;074ohn ;066undrick, ;076ondon ;080hilharmonic ;079rchestra, ;080eter ;0
71ordeno, ;080hil ;083palding, ;083imon ;084ownshend & ;090ak ;083tarkey'' raise

d of class '<type 'exceptions.WindowsError'>':
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 346, in Backup
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 38, in Mirror
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 232, in patch

  File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 284, in __call__
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 625, in start_process
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 653, in prepare_dir
  File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 983, in mkdir

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
  File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 346, in Backup
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 38, in Mirror
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 232, in patch

  File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 284, in __call__
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 625, in start_process
  File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 653, in prepare_dir
  File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 983, in mkdir
WindowsError: [Error 206] The filename or extension is too long: 'f:/gazelle/hom
e/austin/;077usic_;079ld/;066illy ;078icholls, ;071eoff ;087hitehorn, ;074ody ;0
76inscott, ;074ohn ;066undrick, ;076ondon ;080hilharmonic ;079rchestra, ;080eter
 ;071ordeno, ;080hil ;083palding, ;083imon ;084ownshend & ;090ak ;083tarkey'
Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system

Thanks again,

- Austin

Andrew,

Sorry if you get this twice, I sent it to you, then realized I didn't send it to the mailing list, so I've now sent it both places.