On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:11:56 +0100, Michel Le Cocq <miconof80.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", > line 973, in chown > try: self.conn.C.lchown(self.path, uid, gid) > OverflowError: signed integer is greater than maximum > > Michel Le Cocq a écrit: > > > > Andrew Ferguson-4 wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Brad Beyenhof wrote: > > > > > >> Backing up from the 64-bit system works fine, and two of the > > >> directories I'm backing up from the 32-bit system are fine as well. > > >> However, one directory reports "OverflowError: signed integer is > > >> greater than maximum" and quits partway through the backup. The > > >> terminal output with the default verbosity is below; I can attach a > > >> log with a higher verbosity if requested. > > > > > > > > > Hi Brad, > > > > > > This is a known problem that is due to a bug in Python. The Python bug > > > has been fixed in their SVN, and was slated to be a part of 2.5.3, so > > > it should be included in the latest Python releases: 2.5.4, 2.6.1, and > > > 3.0. Try upgrading your Python to 2.5.4 or 2.6.1. > > > > > > Here is some more information about the problem: > > > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdiff-backup/+bug/245844 > > > http://bugs.python.org/issue1747858
But then there's http://bugs.python.org/issue6873, which indicates that perhaps lchown still has the problem in the released Python versions. If you can figure out how to reproduce it outside of rdiff-backup the Python team would be grateful :) -- R. David Murray www.bitdance.com Business Process Automation - Network/Server Management - Routers/Firewalls _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
