Bug#385908: rdiff-backup: "Security Violations" when using --remove-older-than with "B" time formats

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:36:45 -0700 

Package: rdiff-backup
Version: 1.1.5-3
Severity: normal


Hi,

When I use rdiff-backup with --remove-older-than and use a "B" time
format, I get a Security Violation exception.  This does not occur if,
say, I use "60D" instead of "60B".  It also does not occur if I am using
with a local backup directory rather than a remote one.

A quick search shows that a fix may be available in CVS.

Thanks.

Below is the output:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 60B [EMAIL PROTECTED]::/narc/Backups/travis 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password:
Exception '
Warning Security Violation!
Bad request for function: restore.MirrorStruct.get_increment_times
with arguments: []
' raised of class 'rdiff_backup.Security.Violation':
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main 
    try: Main(arglist)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main 
    take_action(rps)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 279, in take_action 
    elif action == "remove-older-than": RemoveOlderThan(rps[0])
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 668, in RemoveOlderThan 
    time = rot_check_time(remove_older_than_string)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 675, in rot_check_time 
    try: time = Time.genstrtotime(time_string)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Time.py", line 223, in genstrtotime 
    return time_from_session(int(timestr[:-1]), rp)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Time.py", line 187, in time_from_session 
    session_times = Globals.rbdir.conn.restore.MirrorStruct \
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__ 
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/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 23, in ?
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 295, in error_check_Main 
    try: Main(arglist)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 315, in Main 
    take_action(rps)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 279, in take_action 
    elif action == "remove-older-than": RemoveOlderThan(rps[0])
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 668, in RemoveOlderThan 
    time = rot_check_time(remove_older_than_string)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 675, in rot_check_time 
    try: time = Time.genstrtotime(time_string)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Time.py", line 223, in genstrtotime 
    return time_from_session(int(timestr[:-1]), rp)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/Time.py", line 187, in time_from_session 
    session_times = Globals.rbdir.conn.restore.MirrorStruct \
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__ 
    return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 370, in reval 
    if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
rdiff_backup.Security.Violation:
Warning Security Violation!
Bad request for function: restore.MirrorStruct.get_increment_times
with arguments: []

Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-4.jjf1
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages rdiff-backup depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-15   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii librsync1 0.9.7-1 Library which implements the rsync ii python 2.4.3-11 An interactive high-level object-o ii python-support 0.4.1 automated rebuilding support for p 

rdiff-backup recommends no packages.

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