AW: [rdiff-backup-users] Rdiff backup still chokes if read-only files are found at target

[D. Kriesel]

Anybody here? ;-) The list seems to be a bit quiet. If this is the wrong place for this report, someone please tell me the correct one :-)

 

I feel I did not provide enough information to get rid of the below bug. So, here you go:

1.       I am using rdiff 1.3.3 for a local backup on a windows server 2003 32bit machine.

2.       I am using the windows release that can be downloaded on rdiff-backup.nongnu.org as rdiff-backup-1.3.3-win32.zip.

3.       My rdiff call is: rdiff-backup --force --no-acls --no-hard-links --print-statistics --include "D:\\/home" --include "D:\\/profile" --exclude "D:\\/share/ElRv-Daten" --include "D:\\/share" --exclude "D:\\/**" D:\/ D:\/rd/data

4.       "Zugriff verweigert" in the below message is german for "permission denied". When checking the folders, I found that the ACL entries are okay, but the read-only flag on the "Eigene Bilder" folder was set.

 

So all in all, it seems to me that rdiff cannot remove this flag from folders. Below linked you find a similar problem with files. Next, windows prevents rdiff from deleting a folder that is still marked "read-only". Consecuently, Rdiff crashes.

 

To support my concern, I can tell you that you find quite a number of „read only folders“ on windows systems, because that windows itself uses the read only flag on folders differently than on files: see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256614 . Additionally, the attribute setting for folders may be handled different (for example, you can’t remove read only attribute on folders just using the explorer).

 

Any help is appreciated, really... I like rdiff and don’t want to chance the backup system (again)...

 

Cheers,

David

 

 

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> Auftrag von D. Kriesel

> Gesendet: Sonntag, 28. November 2010 01:52

> An: Lista rdiff-backup

> Betreff: [rdiff-backup-users] Rdiff backup still chokes if read-only files are

> found at target

>

> Hi guys,

>

> I have rdiff crashing when read-only files are in the rdiff repository. It

> gives the following Exceptions:

>

> Exception '[Error 5] Zugriff verweigert: 'D:\\/rd/data/home/kwasny/Eigene

> Dateie

> n/Eigene Bilder'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.WindowsError'>':

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 306, in error_check_Main

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 326, in Main

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 282, in take_action

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 345, in Backup

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 51, in Mirror_and_increment

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 251, in patch_and_increment

>   File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 277, in __call__

>   File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 229, in finish_branches

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 676, in end_process

>   File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 993, in rmdir

>

> Traceback (most recent call last):

>   File "rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 306, in error_check_Main

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 326, in Main

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 282, in take_action

>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 345, in Backup

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 51, in Mirror_and_increment

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 251, in patch_and_increment

>   File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 277, in __call__

>   File "rdiff_backup\rorpiter.pyc", line 229, in finish_branches

>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 676, in end_process

>   File "rdiff_backup\rpath.pyc", line 993, in rmdir

> WindowsError: [Error 5] Zugriff verweigert:

> 'D:\\/rd/data/home/kwasny/Eigene

> Dat

> eien/Eigene Bilder'

>

>

> Sounds similar to me like the old read-only file issue.

> http://www.mail-archive.com/rdiff-backup-

> address@hidden/msg03549.html

>

> Any advice?

>

> Cheers,

> David

>