Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-23 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
On 23/06/10 01:32, Eric Beversluis wrote: > The discussion is getting interesting. Thanks. > > In previous rdiff backups, the .gvfs file was simply ignored. So I don't > think this could have caused the problem. I didn't notice this one, Message from sysl...@linux-7fva at Jun 21 06:32:23 ... ker

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Eric Beversluis
The discussion is getting interesting. Thanks. In previous rdiff backups, the .gvfs file was simply ignored. So I don't think this could have caused the problem. External HDD could be the problem. I had serious trouble with a WD Passport because of some crap on it that couldn't be removed and bas

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Alex Pounds
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 05:43:45PM +0200, Luciano Rocha wrote: > On Jun 22, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Alex Pounds wrote: > > I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs, but filesystems are often > > remounted read-only automatically if the OS encounters errors while > > writing. > .gvfs is a fuse mount poi

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Luciano Rocha
On Jun 22, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Alex Pounds wrote: > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 07:27:28AM -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: >> I'm getting this huge set of error messages, most of which I don't >> understand. There's a "read-only file system" line which seems to be >> intelligible but I have no idea why i

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Alex Pounds
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 07:27:28AM -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > I'm getting this huge set of error messages, most of which I don't > understand. There's a "read-only file system" line which seems to be > intelligible but I have no idea why it appears. I hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs,

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
On 21/06/10 13:39, Eric Beversluis wrote: > Well I rebooted and then it ran fine. Does that mean it is _necessary_ > to run rdiff-backup with a "clean" boot, or does anyone have some other > explanation for the errors I got? > > Thanks >> e...@linux-7fva:~> su >> linux-7fva:/home/eric # rdiff-bac

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-22 Thread Patrick Nagel
Hi Eric, On 2010-06-21 19:39, Eric Beversluis wrote: > Well I rebooted and then it ran fine. Does that mean it is _necessary_ > to run rdiff-backup with a "clean" boot, or does anyone have some other > explanation for the errors I got? > > Thanks > > > On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 07:27 -0400, Eric Be

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] strange read-only file error

2010-06-21 Thread Eric Beversluis
Well I rebooted and then it ran fine. Does that mean it is _necessary_ to run rdiff-backup with a "clean" boot, or does anyone have some other explanation for the errors I got? Thanks On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 07:27 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: > I'm getting this huge set of error messages, most of