Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup Errno 5 exceptions.IOError

[Dominic Raferd]

On 15 December 2016 at 02:00, Stephen Butler <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi guys, I'm getting frequent backup failures to our server.
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> Here's output from the latest error.
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> I've clean'd the PC of dust.
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> I've checked the hard drive with relevant WD diagnostic tools, it passed.
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> Any suggestions welcome.
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> rdiff-backup --remote-tempdir /mnt/hda1/tmp --ssh-no-compression --force -v5
> --print-statistics B:/Users/Michelle
> address@hidden::/mnt/hda1/rdiffbackup.repositorys/address@hidden
> Exception '[Errno 5] Input/output error' raised of class '<type
> 'exceptions.IOError'>':
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 343, in Backup
>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 51, in Mirror_and_increment
>   File "rdiff_backup\connection.pyc", line 450, in __call__
>   File "rdiff_backup\connection.pyc", line 370, in reval
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> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 304, in error_check_Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 324, in Main
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 280, in take_action
>   File "rdiff_backup\Main.pyc", line 343, in Backup
>   File "rdiff_backup\backup.pyc", line 51, in Mirror_and_increment
>   File "rdiff_backup\connection.pyc", line 450, in __call__
>   File "rdiff_backup\connection.pyc", line 370, in reval
> IOError: [Errno 5] Input/output error
> Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system
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> It may be worth noting that the backup server is freezing up a bit as well.
> I'm currently testing it with MemTest86.
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> If its not the hard drive or the ram, I guess I'll try the power supply
> after that.

Doesn't look like an issue with rdiff-backup. Apart from power supply,
I would consider failing fan(s) or a local network problem (cable?).
After those I guess it is motherboard or CPU. You could try installing
lm_sensors, might help diagnose a fan (temperature) or power supply
(voltage) issue.