Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Truncated header string

[Gary Mulder]

Perhaps it is an issue with directory creation. Your 5 cases below don't 
  exclude this case.

You could try doing case #3 after removing all the files (but not the 
directories), which you can do by running:

        find . -type f -exec rm {} \;

Gary

Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> In fact, I've now managed to narrow it down to this:
>
> 1) If I restore to a not-yet-existing directory, I get the dreaded
> "Truncated header string" error.
>
> 2) If I restore to an empty directory, I still get the error.
>
> 3) If I restore to a fully populated directory, I get no error.  This
> just means that the problem is likely to exist around the retrieval,
> transmission and application of an rdiff.
>
> 4) If I restore to a populated directory from which I've removed the
> file that causes the error (ED5049A0.tar.gz), I get no error.
>
> 5) If I create a new backup test containing only the file that causes
> the error, and test that instead, I get no error.