Hi David, this is a known issue #38, it'll get solved in due time (I'd like first to simplify the code). Backing up from a POSIX to a non-POSIX file system is currently not perfectly implemented, and exFAT has some specialties which didn't exist as the code was written (FAT and NTFS work better).
Sorry, Eric #38 https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/issues/38 On 12/04/2020 19:15, David Croll wrote: > Hi, > > > So I tried something... tried to back up from an ext4 filesystem to > exFAT. rsync works without any problems. > > > With the best regards, > > > David > > > david@nitro ~> uname -a > Linux nitro 5.3.0-46-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 27 17:37:05 UTC 2020 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > david@nitro ~> sudo rdiff-backup -v 5 --force /home/ > /media/david/Backup\ SSD/Nitro/home/ > Using rdiff-backup version 1.9.0b0 > with cpython /usr/bin/python3 version 3.7.5 > on Linux-5.3.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-19.10-eoan, fs > encoding utf-8 > Unable to import win32security module. Windows ACLs > not supported by filesystem at /home > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Detected abilities for source (read only) file system: > Access control lists On > Extended attributes On > Windows access control lists Off > Case sensitivity On > Escape DOS devices Off > Escape trailing spaces Off > Mac OS X style resource forks Off > Mac OS X Finder information Off > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Exception '' raised of class '<class 'AssertionError'>': > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 390, in error_check_Main > Main(arglist) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 412, in Main > take_action(rps) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 348, in take_action > Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 424, in Backup > rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 1044, in backup_set_globals > dest_fsa = FSAbilities('destination').init_readwrite(Globals.rbdir) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 159, in init_readwrite > self.set_case_sensitive_readwrite(subdir) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 325, in set_case_sensitive_readwrite > assert not upper_a.lstat() > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/local/bin/rdiff-backup", line 32, in <module> > rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:]) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 390, in error_check_Main > Main(arglist) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 412, in Main > take_action(rps) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 348, in take_action > Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", > line 424, in Backup > rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin, force) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 1044, in backup_set_globals > dest_fsa = FSAbilities('destination').init_readwrite(Globals.rbdir) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 159, in init_readwrite > self.set_case_sensitive_readwrite(subdir) > File > "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py", > line 325, in set_case_sensitive_readwrite > assert not upper_a.lstat() > AssertionError > >
