I suggest you try using my rdiff-backup-regress - at
http://www.timedicer.co.uk/programs/help/rdiff-backup-regress.sh.php - this
can force a regression (or multiple regressions).
On 15 September 2015 at 12:34, Patrik Dufresne <ikus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Dominic,
>
> I did not run "--check-destination-dir" right after deleting the
> "current_mirror". I try to run it after making a backup.
>
> This morning I had:
> current_mirror.2015-08-24T01:12:31-04:00.data
> current_mirror.2015-09-14T19:37:48-04:00.data
>
> The last successful backup seams to be "2015-08-24T01:12:31-04:00".
> I delete "current_mirror.2015-09-14T19:37:48-04:00.data". Then I ran
> "rdiff-backup --check-destination-dir":
>
> $ rdiff-backup --check-destination-dir ~/ikus060-rdiff/
> Fatal Error: Destination dir /home/ikus060/ikus060-rdiff does not need
> checking
>
> I believe something is wrong...
>
> BTW, I see alot of files related to "2015-09-14T19:37:48-04:00" in
> rdiff-backup-data: file_statistics, increments, mirror_metadata. I also see
> some files related to "2015-09-14T19:00:02-04:00". Should I delete all of
> them ? I know the last successfule backup is "2015-08-24".
>
> --
> Patrik Dufresne
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:05 AM, Dominic Raferd <domi...@timedicer.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> After deleting the current_mirror file did you then run rdiff-backup with
>> --check-destination-dir? This performs the actual regression to the
>> previous, hopefully consistent, backup.
>>
>> On 15 September 2015 at 00:46, Patrik Dufresne <ikus...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> One of my backup repository seams to be mess up alot. I think the backup
>>> have been interrupted multiple time. I do have a very long history for this
>>> backup and I don't want to lose it.
>>>
>>> First, I encounter "regressing destination" error. So as usual, I've
>>> delete the current_mirror. But even then, the backup refused to start with
>>> the following exception:
>>>
>>> # /usr/bin/rdiff-backup --print-statistics --exclude '**/.wine'
>>> --exclude '**/.PlayOnLinux' --exclude '**/.dropbox' --exclude
>>> '**/.dropbox.cache' --exclude '**/.dropbox-dist' --exclude '**/.cache/'
>>> --exclude '**/.gnome2_private' --exclude '**/.config/deluge' --exclude
>>> '**/.gstreamer-0.10' --exclude '**/.gvfs' --exclude '**/.gtk-bookmarks'
>>> --exclude '**/.local/share/Trash/' --exclude '**/.local/share/zeitgeist'
>>> --exclude '**/.local/share/gvfs-metadata' --exclude '**/.cache' --exclude
>>> '**/.config/google-chrome' --exclude '**/VirtualBox VMs' --exclude
>>> '**/Downloads' --exclude '**/.gnupg' --exclude '**/.m2/repository'
>>> --exclude '**/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench' --exclude
>>> '**/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.m2e.core/' --exclude '**/*~' --exclude
>>> '**/Steam' --exclude '**/.xchat2' --exclude '**/.xbmc' --exclude '**/.swt'
>>> --exclude '**/.eclipse' --exclude '**/.vim' --exclude '**/.ekwos' --exclude
>>> '**/.glpk' --exclude '**/workspace/*/target/*' --exclude '**/.dropbox'
>>> --include '/home/ikus060' --include '/etc/backup.d/' --include
>>> '/home/ikus060/.local/share/hamster-applet' --include '/root/.ssh'
>>> --exclude '/*' / ikus060@fente::/home/ikus060/ikus060-rdiff
>>> Exception 'Path:
>>> /home/ikus060/ikus060-rdiff/rdiff-backup-data/mirror_metadata.2015-09-14T19:00:02-04:00.snapshot.gz
>>> Index: ('mirror_metadata.2015-09-14T19:00:02-04:00.snapshot.gz',)
>>> Data: {'size': 2948234, 'ctime': 1442273220, 'perms': 384, 'inode':
>>> 6447109, 'mtime': 1442273220, 'ea':
>>> <rdiff_backup.eas_acls.ExtendedAttributes instance at 0x7f7fa4731248>,
>>> 'devloc': 23L, 'uname': 'ikus060', 'nlink': 1, 'gname': 'ldap-users',
>>> 'gid': 10000, 'atime': 1442273454, 'type': 'reg', 'uid': 10000}' raised of
>>> class '<type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>':
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 304, in error_check_Main
>>> try: Main(arglist)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 324, in Main
>>> take_action(rps)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 280, in take_action
>>> elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 343, in Backup
>>> backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
>>> 48, in Mirror_and_increment
>>> DestS.set_rorp_cache(dest_rpath, source_rpiter, 1)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
>>> line 450, in __call__
>>> return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
>>> line 370, in reval
>>> if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>> File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 30, in <module>
>>> rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 304, in error_check_Main
>>> try: Main(arglist)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 324, in Main
>>> take_action(rps)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 280, in take_action
>>> elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
>>> 343, in Backup
>>> backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
>>> 48, in Mirror_and_increment
>>> DestS.set_rorp_cache(dest_rpath, source_rpiter, 1)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
>>> line 450, in __call__
>>> return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
>>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py",
>>> line 370, in reval
>>> if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
>>> AssertionError: Path:
>>> /home/ikus060/ikus060-rdiff/rdiff-backup-data/mirror_metadata.2015-09-14T19:00:02-04:00.snapshot.gz
>>> Index: ('mirror_metadata.2015-09-14T19:00:02-04:00.snapshot.gz',)
>>> Data: {'size': 2948234, 'ctime': 1442273220, 'perms': 384, 'inode':
>>> 6447109, 'mtime': 1442273220, 'ea':
>>> <rdiff_backup.eas_acls.ExtendedAttributes instance at 0x7f7fa4731248>,
>>> 'devloc': 23L, 'uname': 'ikus060', 'nlink': 1, 'gname': 'ldap-users',
>>> 'gid': 10000, 'atime': 1442273454, 'type': 'reg', 'uid': 10000}
>>>
>>> Do you have some good approach to repair a repository ? May I revert the
>>> backup destination to a stable point ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Patrik Dufresne
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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