[rdiff-backup-users] Another backups failure.. trying to revert fails dus to disk space

[Alan Horn]

I'm just full of problems today :)



fc-ps1# rdiff-backup -l /backups/enterprise/home
Fatal Error: Previous backup to /backups/enterprise/home seems to have
failed.Rerun rdiff-backup with --check-destination-dir option to
revertdirectory to state before unsuccessful session.
fc-ps1# rdiff-backup --check-destination-dir /backups/enterprise/home

/: write failed, file system is full
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/pkg/bin/rdiff-backup", line 24, in ?
    rdiff_backup.Main.Main(sys.argv[1:])
Jan 28 09:38:47 fc-ps1 /netbsd: uid 0 comm python2.2 on /: file system
full
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
246, in Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
228, in take_action
    elif action == "check-destination-dir": CheckDest(rps[0])
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
607, in CheckDest
    dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 69, in Regress
    for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 279, in __call__
    last_branch.fast_process(*args)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 229, in fast_process
    if rf.metadata_rorp.isreg(): self.restore_orig_regfile(rf)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 251, in restore_orig_regfile
    tf.write_from_fileobj(rf.get_restore_fp())
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/restore.py",
line 456, in get_restore_fp
    Rdiff.write_patched_fp(current_fp, delta_fp, new_fp)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Rdiff.py", line
65, in write_patched_fp
    rpath.copyfileobj(librsync.PatchedFile(basis_fp, delta_fp), out_fp)
  File "/usr/pkg/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
60, in copyfileobj
    outputfp.write(inbuf)
IOError: [Errno 28] No space left on device
fc-ps1# df -lk
Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used     Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/wd0a      274967   161352     99866    61%    /
/dev/wd0e    27633397  1917066  24334661     7%    /usr
/dev/wd1a    58465066 32878450  22663362    59%    /backups
/dev/wd1b    97441787 13799128  78770569    14%    /storage



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I assume that it needs some space in / and there isn't enough there ?
What methods can I use to get around this ?

Cheers,

Al