[rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup fails because of missing directory (or file)

[Finn-Arne Johansen]

Please CC me, as I'm not subscribed to the list nowadays.

I have once again a backup that fails, because of a missing directory,
or maybe the reason is that the directory should have contained some
UTF-8 characters, or something like that. I think Ben has helped me with
this once before, but I'm not sure.

I've tried different versions ov rdiff-backup, now there is a backported
version for debian-sarge installed.
Here is the error message:
address@hidden:~$ sudo rdiff-backup --force --check-destination-dir
/skole/backup/tjener
Exception '[Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/skole/backup/tjener/skole/tjener/home0/elev/elev/profile/Start-meny/Programmer/Tilbeh\xc3\xb8r/Kommunikasjon/HyperTerminal''
raised of class 'exceptions.OSError':
  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
273, in take_action
    elif action == "check-destination-dir": CheckDest(rps[0])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
781, in CheckDest
    dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line
71, in Regress
    for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line
284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line
305, in start_process
    rf.mirror_rp.mkdir()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
863, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

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
273, in take_action
    elif action == "check-destination-dir": CheckDest(rps[0])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
781, in CheckDest
    dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line
71, in Regress
    for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line
284, in __call__
    branch.start_process(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py", line
305, in start_process
    rf.mirror_rp.mkdir()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
863, in mkdir
    self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
'/skole/backup/tjener/skole/tjener/home0/elev/elev/profile/Start-meny/Programmer/Tilbeh\xc3\xb8r/Kommunikasjon/HyperTerminal'


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Finn-Arne Johansen
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