Hi My apologies for the delay. I'll answer your questions one by one.
1. What is the exact command you are running? It seems to be: rdiff-backup --include-globbing-filelist "<file>" --print-statistics / "<remote ssh connection destination>" 2. What happens if you run with the -v9 option? Can you please paste the complete log file? Sure. Privacy edited (nothing removed) version shown below. Sorry if it comes out bunched up, my client seems to do that no matter what I do. Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: log.Log.setterm_verbosity with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 9 Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 'print_statistics' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Wed Oct 1 22:24:35 2008 Using rdiff-backup version 1.2.1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:35 2008 Executing ssh -C <remote ssh username-ip> rdiff-backup --server Wed Oct 1 22:24:35 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.get with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:35 2008 Client sending (0): 'version' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): '1.2.1' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Registering connection 1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: SetConnections.init_connection_remote with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: log.Log.setverbosity with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 9 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: log.Log.setterm_verbosity with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 9 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 'print_statistics' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.make_file_dict with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): {'size': 4096L, 'uid': 1000, 'perms': 448, 'inode': 2556138L, 'devloc': 17L, 'nlink': 2, 'mtime': 1222896216, 'gid': 1000, 'atime': 1222896264, 'type': 'dir', 'ctime': 1222896216} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.setdata_local with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): Path: <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup> Index: () Data: {'size': 4096L, 'uid': 1000, 'perms': 448, 'inode': 2556138L, 'devloc': 17L, 'nlink': 2, 'mtime': 1222896216, 'gid': 1000, 'atime': 1222896264, 'type': 'dir', 'ctime': 1222896216} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.make_file_dict with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): {'size': 4096L, 'uid': 1000, 'perms': 448, 'inode': 2556138L, 'devloc': 17L, 'nlink': 2, 'mtime': 1222896216, 'gid': 1000, 'atime': 1222896264, 'type': 'dir', 'ctime': 1222896216} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.setdata_local with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): Path: <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: robust.install_signal_handlers with 0 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Hardlink.initialize_dictionaries with 0 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 'isbackup_writer' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 1 Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 'backup_reader' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): PipeConnection 0 Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 'backup_writer' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): LocalConnection Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.make_file_dict with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data' Wed Oct 1 21:24 (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Hardlink.initialize_dictionaries with 0 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 'isbackup_writer' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 'backup_reader' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): LocalConnection Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): 'backup_writer' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): PipeConnection 1 Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.make_file_dict with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): {'type': None} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: rpath.make_file_dict with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/increments' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): {'type': None} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: os.listdir with 1 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): [] Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): ConnectionRequest: os.chmod with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): '<remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: Globals.set with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): 'rbdir' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): Path: <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data Index: () Data: {'uid': 1000, 'perms': 448, 'type': 'dir', 'ctime': 1222896298, 'devloc': 17L, 'nlink': 2, 'mtime': 1222896298, 'gid': 1000, 'atime': 1222896298, 'inode': 2555908L, 'size': 4096L} Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): ConnectionRequest: fs_abilities.backup_set_globals with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): Path: / Index: () Data: {'size': 4096L, 'ctime': 1222030260, 'perms': 493, 'inode': 2L, 'mtime': 1222030260, 'devloc': 2050L, 'uname': 'root', 'nlink': 23, 'gname': 'root', 'gid': 0, 'atime': 1222896196, 'type': 'dir', 'uid': 0} Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (0): None Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (1): ConnectionRequest: fs_abilities.get_readonly_fsa with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (1): 'source' Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (1): Path: / Index: () Data: {'size': 4096L, 'ctime': 1222030260, 'perms': 493, 'inode': 2L, 'mtime': 1222030260, 'devloc': 2050L, 'uname': 'root', 'nlink': 23, 'gname': 'root', 'gid': 0, 'atime': 1222896196, 'type': 'dir', 'uid': 0} Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server received (1): ----------------------------------------------------------------- Detected abilities for source (read only) file system: Access control lists Off Extended attributes On Windows access control lists Off Case sensitivity On Escape DOS devices Off Mac OS X style resource forks Off Mac OS X Finder information Off ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Detected abilities for source (read only) file system: Access co: 1222896196, 'inode': 2L, 'size': 4096L} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (0): None Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (1): ConnectionRequest: fs_abilities.get_readonly_fsa with 2 arguments Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (1): 'source' Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (1): Path: / Index: () Data: {'ctime': 1222030260, 'perms': 493, 'type': 'dir', 'gname': 'root', 'devloc': 2050L, 'uname': 'root', 'nlink': 23, 'mtime': 1222030260, 'uid': 0, 'gid': 0, 'atime': 1222896196, 'inode': 2L, 'size': 4096L} Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 POSIX ACLs not supported by filesystem at / Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs not supported by filesystem at / Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 escape_dos_devices not required by filesystem at / Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client sending (1): ----------------------------------------------------------------- Detected abilities for source (read only) file system: Access control lists Off Extended attributes On Windows access control lists Off Case sensitivity On Escape DOS devices Off Mac OS X style resource forks Off Mac OS X Finder information Off ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Oct 1 22:24:57 2008 Client received (0): st) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main take_action(rps) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in Backup rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__ return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/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 <module> rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main take_action(rps) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in Backup rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 448, in __call__ return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 370, in reval if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result AssertionError Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Touching <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/A Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Deleting <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/A Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Touching <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/foo Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Deleting <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/foo Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Making directory <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hl Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Touching <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hardlinked_file1 Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Hard linking <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hl/hardlinked_file2 to <remote destination directory for rdiff-backup>/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0/hardlinked_file1 Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Sending back exception of type <type 'exceptions.AssertionError'>: File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 335, in answer_request result = apply(eval(request.function_string), argument_list) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 785, in backup_set_globals dest_fsa = FSAbilities('destination').init_readwrite(Globals.rbdir) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 155, in init_readwrite self.set_eas(subdir, 1) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", line 364, in set_eas assert xattr.getxattr(rp.path, "user.test") == "test val" Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Server sending (0): Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Exception 'Truncated header string (problem probably originated remotely)' raised of class '<class 'rdiff_backup.connection.ConnectionReadError'>': File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main take_action(rps) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 276, in take_action connection.PipeConnection(sys.stdin, sys.stdout).Server() File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 355, in Server self.get_response(-1) File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 315, in get_response try: req_num, object = self._get() File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 233, in _get raise ConnectionReadError("Truncated header string (problem " Wed Oct 1 21:24:58 2008 Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system 3. What version of Linux are you running? And more importantly, what version of EncFS? I'm using a newly upgraded version of Debian Lenny / Sid. The version of EncFS on my system is the newest available at the time of writing, 1.4.2-2 Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]