Andrew, On 7.01.08, Andrew Ferguson wrote: > Steve White wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm getting these warnings from rdiff-backup 1.0.5 in a SL 4.5 system. > > Warning: Extended attributes file not found > > They contain no further information. > > > > The question came up on this list some years ago: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00631.html > > but the only answer was that rdiff-backup couldn't handle long file names. > > > > I would suggest that the warning should also indicate which file triggered > > the problem. > > > That Warning message (not an error!) is unrelated to that mailing list > post. That post is about a problem with long file names which is resolved. > You mean: the problem which the above post referred to has been resolved. OK.
> The Warning message indicates that rdiff-backup cannot find the Extended > Attributes storage file, which is normally kept in rdiff-backup-data/ . > So yes, it is saying which file triggered the problem. > I don't follow. As I said, no file name was reported. In what way is it saying which file triggered the problem? Often I get a report just like this: Warning: Extended attributes file not found Warning: Extended attributes file not found Warning: Extended attributes file not found Warning: Extended attributes file not found Warning: Extended attributes file not found Not very informative. > Did you perhaps change your rdiff-backup configuration between runs? I don't think the rdiff-backup configuration changed. > Do you have extended attributes setup on the server but not the client? How would I know that? > What does the -v5 option report? > I'll get back to you on this. > Furthermore, I would recommend using the latest development version, > 1.1.15, as it is quite stable and soon to become rdiff-backup 1.2.0. > I will consider that option. For now I will stick with the distribution version at hand. Until recently, it has been working well. Thanks! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steve White +49(331)7499-202 Computer Programmierer Zi. 35 Bg. 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP) An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam Vorstand: Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz, Peter A. Stolz Stiftung privaten Rechts, Stiftungsverzeichnis Brandenburg: III/7-71-026 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
