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Hello everyone!

Since this weekend (and i also remember that problem to have occured
earlier) i have a problem with rdiff-backup.
When I try to backup my files (with the same command a always used) i
get the following error (see below). At first a few notes on my
behavior: I normally backup all my files with the command see below.
Because that did not work with the following response:

[root < at > Banjo Benji]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo'
Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now.
^[[D^[[DSpecialFileError .gdesklets/sockets/%3A0.0 Socket error:
AF_UNIX path too long
ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/Benji/.gvfs'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64562 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/330
- Der Kampf der Strohh\x81tte.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64566 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/333
- Die R\x81ckkehr des Ph\x94nix.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64567 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/334
- Der hei\xe1e, alles entscheidende
Kampf.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64572 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/338
- Was f\x81r ein Spa\xe1 Menschen zu
treffen!.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64579 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/344
- Die Nacht der Zombie
Gener\x84le.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64588 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/349
- Ruffy in h\x94chster Not.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64592 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/351
- Oz der D\x84mon aus dem Land aus
Eis.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64598 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/354
- Hoffnung f\x81r La Boum.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64612 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/361
- Das L in L\x81ge ist das L in
Lysop.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64624 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/367
- F\x81r den Anfang nicht
schlecht.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64626 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/368
- Bartholom\x84us B\x84r, genannt der
Tyrann.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
Exception '[Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Musik/Musik
Biblio Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and
Last (1978)'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
343, in Backup
backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
51, in Mirror_and_increment
DestS.patch_and_increment(dest_rpath, source_diffiter, inc_rpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
243, in patch_and_increment
ITR(diff.index, diff)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 284, in __call__
branch.start_process(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
721, in start_process
inc = increment.Increment(diff_rorp, self.base_rp, inc_prefix)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py",
line 38, in Increment
incpref.mkdir()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
983, in mkdir
self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

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/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
343, in Backup
backup.Mirror_and_increment(rpin, rpout, incdir)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
51, in Mirror_and_increment
DestS.patch_and_increment(dest_rpath, source_diffiter, inc_rpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
243, in patch_and_increment
ITR(diff.index, diff)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 284, in __call__
branch.start_process(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
721, in start_process
inc = increment.Increment(diff_rorp, self.base_rp, inc_prefix)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/increment.py",
line 38, in Increment
incpref.mkdir()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
983, in mkdir
self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
OSError: [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Musik/Musik
Biblio Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and
Last (1978)'

I then tried the following 15. from:

http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html#regress_failure

But also that did not help.

I then tried to make a whole new backup of my files with the following
response:

[root < at > Banjo Desktop]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup'
ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/Benji/.gvfs'
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/330 - Der Kampf der
Strohh�tte.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40183
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/333 - Die R�ckkehr
des Ph�nix.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40183 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40184
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/334 - Der hei�e,
alles entscheidende Kampf.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40184 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40188
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/338 - Was f�r ein
Spa� Menschen zu treffen!.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40188 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40194
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/344 - Die Nacht der
Zombie Gener�le.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40194 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40203
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/349 - Ruffy in
h�chster Not.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40203 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40207
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/351 - Oz der D�mon
aus dem Land aus Eis.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40207 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40213
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/354 - Hoffnung f�r
La Boum.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40213 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40227
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/361 - Das L in L�ge
ist das L in Lysop.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40227 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40239
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/367 - F�r den Anfang
nicht schlecht.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40239 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40241
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/368 - Bartholom�us
B�r, genannt der Tyrann.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40241 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
Exception '[Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
character: '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Musik/Musik Biblio
Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and Last
(1978)'' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.OSError'>':
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
346, in Backup
backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
38, in Mirror
DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
232, in patch
ITR(diff.index, diff)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 284, in __call__
branch.start_process(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
626, in start_process
if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
654, in prepare_dir
base_rp.mkdir()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
983, in mkdir
self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)

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/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
346, in Backup
backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
38, in Mirror
DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
232, in patch
ITR(diff.index, diff)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 284, in __call__
branch.start_process(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
626, in start_process
if diff_rorp.isdir(): self.prepare_dir(diff_rorp, self.base_rp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
654, in prepare_dir
base_rp.mkdir()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
983, in mkdir
self.conn.os.mkdir(self.path)
OSError: [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
character: '/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Musik/Musik Biblio
Benji/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Skynyrd\xdds First and Last
(1978)'

That is the present problem, but I really like the simplicity of
rdiff-backup and don´t wanna change so please help me.

Thx. to you - Benjamin D.

Arch:
Fedora 14
Kernel Linux 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686

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Post Problem with rdiff-backup 
The problem appears to be with some non-ASCII characters. What
filesystems are you backing up to/from? Try with the switches
--null-separator and/or --override-chars-to-quote, or if you are already
using them, try without!

Dominic
http://www.timedicer.co.uk

On 03/04/2011 16:28, Benjamin wrote:
Hello everyone!

Since this weekend (and i also remember that problem to have occured
earlier) i have a problem with rdiff-backup.
When I try to backup my files (with the same command a always used) i
get the following error (see below). At first a few notes on my
behavior: I normally backup all my files with the command see below.
Because that did not work with the following response:

[root < at > Banjo Benji]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo'
Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now.
^[[D^[[DSpecialFileError .gdesklets/sockets/%3A0.0 Socket error:
AF_UNIX path too long
ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/Benji/.gvfs'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64562 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads/330
- Der Kampf der Strohh\x81tte.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'
...

I then tried the following 15. from:

http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html#regress_failure

But also that did not help.

I then tried to make a whole new backup of my files with the following
response:

[root < at > Banjo Desktop]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup'
ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/Benji/.gvfs'
OSError while renaming
/media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180
to /media/Banjos_Wissen/Banjos_Backup/Downloads/330 - Der Kampf der
Strohh�tte.avi
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.40180 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character
...
That is the present problem, but I really like the simplicity of
rdiff-backup and don´t wanna change so please help me.

Thx. to you - Benjamin D.

Arch:
Fedora 14
Kernel Linux 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.i686


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Post Problem with rdiff-backup 
Benjamin wrote:

Since this weekend (and i also remember that problem to have occured
earlier) i have a problem with rdiff-backup.
When I try to backup my files (with the same command a always used) i
get the following error (see below). At first a few notes on my
behavior: I normally backup all my files with the command see below.
Because that did not work with the following response:

[root < at > Banjo Benji]# rdiff-backup '/home/Benji'
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo'
Previous backup seems to have failed, regressing destination now.
^[[D^[[DSpecialFileError .gdesklets/sockets/%3A0.0 Socket error:
AF_UNIX path too long
ListError .gtk-bookmarks/.gvfs [Errno 13] Permission denied:
'/home/Benji/.gvfs'
UpdateError Downloads/rdiff-backup.tmp.64562 [Errno 84] Invalid or
incomplete multibyte or wide character:
'/media/Banjos_Wissen/Backup-Banjo/rdiff-backup-data/increments/Downloads
/330 - Der Kampf der Strohh\x81tte.avi.2011-02-18T00:21:06+01:00.missing'

Did you change your locale settings recently? I once had similar problems
when I changed from iso9559 to utf8. My file names had question marks in
them, and I was not able to handle them with file managers like dolphin.

You might want to check out the 'convmv' utility then. It converts file
names between locales, and also works for whole directory hierarchies.

Wonko

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