Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Assertion error after upgrade

[Keith Edmunds]

I'm seeing this consistently on certain client-to-server combinations. I 
ran a backup with -v9 today and the last part of the trace is attached. 
Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks,
Keith

Index: ('session_statistics.2006-02-14T09:13:44Z.data',)
Data: {'uid': 1013, 'perms': 384, 'type': 'reg', 'ctime': 1139913183, 'devloc': 
2309L, 'nlink': 1, 'mtime': 1139913183, 'gid': 65534, 'atime': 1139913183, 
'inode': 9340749L, 'size': 567L}
Thu Feb 23 22:31:00 2006  Server sending (0): None
Thu Feb 23 22:28:18 2006  Client received (0): None
Thu Feb 23 22:28:18 2006  Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: 
C.make_file_dict with 1 arguments
Thu Feb 23 22:28:18 2006  Client sending (0): 
'/backups/b_tcl/tclgs001/home/rdiff-backup-data/session_statistics'
Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: 
C.make_file_dict with 1 arguments
Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Server received (0): 
'/backups/b_tcl/tclgs001/home/rdiff-backup-data/session_statistics'
Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Server sending (0): {'type': None}
Thu Feb 23 22:28:19 2006  Client received (0): {'type': None}
Thu Feb 23 22:28:19 2006  Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: 
regress.check_pids with 1 arguments
Thu Feb 23 22:28:19 2006  Client sending (0): [<rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath 
instance at 0xb7a9bb4c>, <rdiff_backup.rpath.RPath instance at 0xb7a9bc0c>]
Thu Feb 23 22:28:19 2006  Exception '' raised of class 
'exceptions.AssertionError':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in 
error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in 
Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in 
take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 328, in 
Backup
    backup_final_init(rpout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 425, in 
backup_final_init
    checkdest_if_necessary(rpout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 820, in 
checkdest_if_necessary
    need_check = checkdest_need_check(dest_rp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 810, in 
checkdest_need_check
    if not force: curmir_incs[0].conn.regress.check_pids(curmir_incs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, 
in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 367, 
in reval
    for arg in args: self._put(arg, req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 139, 
in _put
    else: self._putobj(obj, req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 144, 
in _putobj
    self._write("o", pickle.dumps(obj, 1), req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 1386, in dumps
    Pickler(file, protocol, bin).dump(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 231, in dump
    self.save(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 293, in save
    f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 614, in save_list
    self._batch_appends(iter(obj))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 647, in _batch_appends
    save(x)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 293, in save
    f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 737, in save_inst
    stuff = getstate()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 754, in 
__getstate__
    assert self.conn is Globals.local_connection

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in ?
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in 
error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in 
Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 271, in 
take_action
    elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 328, in 
Backup
    backup_final_init(rpout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 425, in 
backup_final_init
    checkdest_if_necessary(rpout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 820, in 
checkdest_if_necessary
    need_check = checkdest_need_check(dest_rp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 810, in 
checkdest_need_check
    if not force: curmir_incs[0].conn.regress.check_pids(curmir_incs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, 
in __call__
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 367, 
in reval
    for arg in args: self._put(arg, req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 139, 
in _put
    else: self._putobj(obj, req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 144, 
in _putobj
    self._write("o", pickle.dumps(obj, 1), req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 1386, in dumps
    Pickler(file, protocol, bin).dump(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 231, in dump
    self.save(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 293, in save
    f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 614, in save_list
    self._batch_appends(iter(obj))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 647, in _batch_appends
    save(x)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 293, in save
    f(self, obj) # Call unbound method with explicit self
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/pickle.py", line 737, in save_inst
    stuff = getstate()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 754, in 
__getstate__
    assert self.conn is Globals.local_connection
AssertionError
22:28 tclgs001 kae # Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Server received (0): 
ConnectionRequest: regress.check_pids with 1 arguments
Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Exception 'Truncated header string (problem probably 
originated remotely)' raised of class 
'rdiff_backup.connection.ConnectionReadError':
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in 
error_check_Main
    try: Main(arglist)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in 
Main
    take_action(rps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 269, in 
take_action
    connection.PipeConnection(sys.stdin, sys.stdout).Server()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 355, 
in Server
    self.get_response(-1)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 323, 
in get_response
    self.answer_request(object, req_num)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 330, 
in answer_request
    arg_req_num, arg = self._get()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 233, 
in _get
    raise ConnectionReadError("Truncated header string (problem "

Thu Feb 23 22:31:01 2006  Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system