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

[Dominic Raferd]

David:

Following your posting, I have tested the behaviour of our system 
backing up read-only folders and files with rdiff-backup, and it works 
correctly, even when the read-only files change. We are backing up from 
Windows machines but to a Linux server (using TimeDicer as wrapper for 
rdiff-backup), I suspect this is where your problem lies.

So a possible solution is to move your backup repository to a Linux 
server, this could even be a VM hosted on your Windows machine.

Dominic

On 29/11/2010 10:04, D. Kriesel wrote:
> 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
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>
> > Von: address@hidden
>
> > [mailto:address@hidden Im
>
> > 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- 
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg03549.html>
>
> > address@hidden/msg03549.html 
> <http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg03549.html>
>
> >
>
> > Any advice?
>
> >
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > David
>
> >
>
>
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