Looking at this bug again, I realized that it was fixed Jan 10, 2006 and
released in rdiff-backup 1.1.6.
** Changed in: rdiff-backup (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = Fix Released
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Problem with keep, backup to samba share
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109981
You received this bug
And if it is reproducible using the latest version of rdiff-backup, I
suggest adding the mapchars option when mounting the Windows share.
This is described in rdiff-backup's FAQ about backing up to Windows
shares: http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html#cifs
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Problem with keep, backup to
Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 beta?
** Changed in: rdiff-backup (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Incomplete
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Problem with keep, backup to samba share
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/109981
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Bugs, which is
Kevin, what type of server is /mnt/L_drive running on? Linux with Samba
(what version?), or some version of Windows, or some network appliance?
Also, what mount options do you have for /mnt/L_drive. After mounting
it, can you simply run the command 'mount' (no options) and paste what
it displays?
/mnt/L_drive server side is a Windows share.
I believe the problem is due in general to the way rdiff-backup names
its files. It uses reserved characters that windows rejects, mainly the
':' character it uses in the timestamps. These files go in the
rdiff-backup-data dir. I posted what you
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://librarian.launchpad.net/7406191/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt
http://librarian.launchpad.net/7406192/ProcMaps.txt
** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt
http://librarian.launchpad.net/7406193/ProcStatus.txt
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