Thu 11 Oct 2007 12:02:46 PM UTC, original submission:
Hello,
Every time an upgrade is done to our client distributions, the packaged rdiff-backup gets upgraded first - from 1.0.4, then 1.1.5, then 1.1.14, etc. Our client distributions are upgraded approximatively once a year.
Meanwhile, our servers use long-term support distributions, and get upgraded only every 5/7 years.
Each time the client rdiff-backup gets upgraded, it doesn't match the server's rdiff-backup version, and it seems none of rdiff-backup versions are compatible with each other.
Basically, it's "run the same version on both client and server, or your backups will die an horrible death". [1]
This is annoying as hell.
Thanks,
[1]
Warning: Local version 1.1.14 does not match remote version 1.1.5.
Exception 'too many values to unpack' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>':
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in Backup
rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in _call_
return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 369, 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 "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 332, in Backup
rpout.conn.fs_abilities.backup_set_globals(rpin)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 447, in _call_
return apply(self.connection.reval, (self.name,) + args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/connection.py", line 369, in reval
if isinstance(result, Exception): raise result
ValueError: too many values to unpack
Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system
Warning: Local version 1.1.14 does not match remote version 1.1.5.
No increments older than Tue Sep 11 13:00:03 2007 found, exiting.
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