rdiff-backup problem

Benjamin benjamin10 at gmx.at
Sun Apr 3 15:21:34 UTC 2011


Hello everyone!

Since this weekend (and i also remember that problem to have occured 
earlier) i have a problem with rdiff-backup.
When I try to backup my files (with the same command a always used) i 
get the following error (see below). At first a few notes on my 
behavior: I normally backup all my files with the command see below. 
Because that did not work with the following response:

    [root at Banjo Benji]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo'
    Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now.
    ^[[D^[[DSpecialFileError .gdesklets/sockets/%3A0.0 Socket error:
    AF_UNIX path too long
    ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
    '/home/Benji/.gvfs'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64562 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/330
    - Der Kampf der Strohh\x81tte.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64566 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/333
    - Die R\x81ckkehr des Ph\x94nix.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64567 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/334
    - Der hei\xe1e, alles entscheidende
    Kampf.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64572 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/338
    - Was f\x81r ein Spa\xe1 Menschen zu
    treffen!.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64579 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/344
    - Die Nacht der Zombie
    Gener\x84le.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64588 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/349
    - Ruffy in h\x94chster Not.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64592 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/351
    - Oz der D\x84mon aus dem Land aus
    Eis.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64598 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/354
    - Hoffnung f\x81r La Boum.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64612 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/361
    - Das L in L\x81ge ist das L in
    Lysop.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64624 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/367
    - F\x81r den Anfang nicht
    schlecht.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64626 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/368
    - Bartholom\x84us B\x84r, genannt der
    Tyrann.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
    Exception '[Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
    character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Musik/Musik
    Biblio Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and
    Last (1978)'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    304, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    324, in Main
    take_action(rps)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    280, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    343, in Backup
    backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    51, in Mirror_and_increment
    DestS.patch_and_increment(dest_rpath, source_diffiter, inc_rpath)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    243, in patch_and_increment
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
    line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    721, in start_process
    inc = increment.Increment(diff_rorp, self.base_rp, inc_prefix)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py",
    line 38, in Increment
    incpref.mkdir()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
    983, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    304, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    324, in Main
    take_action(rps)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    280, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    343, in Backup
    backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    51, in Mirror_and_increment
    DestS.patch_and_increment(dest_rpath, source_diffiter, inc_rpath)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    243, in patch_and_increment
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
    line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    721, in start_process
    inc = increment.Increment(diff_rorp, self.base_rp, inc_prefix)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py",
    line 38, in Increment
    incpref.mkdir()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
    983, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
    OSError: [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
    character:
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Musik/Musik
    Biblio Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and
    Last (1978)'

I then tried the following 15. from:

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

But also that did not help.

I then tried to make a whole new backup of my files with the following 
response:

    [root at Banjo Desktop]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
    '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup'
    ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
    '/home/Benji/.gvfs'
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/330 - Der Kampf der
    Strohh�tte.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40183
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/333 - Die R�ckkehr
    des Ph�nix.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40183 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40184
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/334 - Der hei�e,
    alles entscheidende Kampf.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40184 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40188
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/338 - Was f�r ein
    Spa� Menschen zu treffen!.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40188 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40194
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/344 - Die Nacht der
    Zombie Gener�le.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40194 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40203
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/349 - Ruffy in
    h�chster Not.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40203 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40207
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/351 - Oz der D�mon
    aus dem Land aus Eis.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40207 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40213
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/354 - Hoffnung f�r
    La Boum.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40213 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40227
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/361 - Das L in L�ge
    ist das L in Lysop.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40227 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40239
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/367 - F�r den Anfang
    nicht schlecht.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40239 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    OSError while renaming
    /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40241
    to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/368 - Bartholom�us
    B�r, genannt der Tyrann.avi
    UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40241 [Errno 84] Invalid or
    incomplete multibyte or wide character
    Exception '[Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
    character: '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Musik/Musik Biblio
    Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and Last
    (1978)'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    304, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    324, in Main
    take_action(rps)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    280, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    346, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    232, in patch
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
    line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    626, in start_process
    if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    654, in prepare_dir
    base_rp.mkdir()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
    983, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    304, in error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    324, in Main
    take_action(rps)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    280, in take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
    346, in Backup
    backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    38, in Mirror
    DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    232, in patch
    ITR(diff.index, diff)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
    line 284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    626, in start_process
    if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
    654, in prepare_dir
    base_rp.mkdir()
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
    983, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
    OSError: [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
    character: '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Musik/Musik Biblio
    Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and Last
    (1978)'

That is the present problem, but I really like the simplicity of 
rdiff-backup and don´t wanna change so please help me.

Thx. to you - Benjamin D.


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