bugrdiff-backup - Bugs: bug #24790, Exception '[Errno 40] Too many...

 
 

bug #24790: Exception '[Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.IOError'>'

Submitted by:  Thomas <bettlertho>
Submitted on:  Sun 09 Nov 2008 09:49:16 AM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
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Sun 09 Nov 2008 04:03:58 PM UTC, comment #1:

Hi Thomas,

I hadn't seen this error before, so rdiff-backup wasn't setup to handle it. It looks like three of your symlinks are a little strange.

I have updated CVS so that if this error is encountered in the future, it will print which symlinks are having this problem, and move on.

thanks,
Andrew

Andrew Ferguson <owsla>
Project Administrator
Sun 09 Nov 2008 09:49:16 AM UTC, original submission:

During regular backup I got that exception (using versino 1.2.2)

Thanks for any helping hints...

Exception '[Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.IOError'>':
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in check_common_error
try: return function(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1123, in append
return self.__class__(self.conn, self.base, self.index + (ext,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 868, in _init_
else: self.setdata()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 893, in setdata
if self.lstat(): self.conn.rpath.setdata_local(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1470, in setdata_local
if Globals.eas_conn: rpath.data['ea'] = ea_get(rpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 584, in rpath_ea_get
ea.read_from_rp(rp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 59, in read_from_rp
try: attr_list = rp.conn.xattr.listxattr(rp.path, rp.issym())

Exception '[Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links' raised of class '<type 'exceptions.IOError'>':
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 346, in Backup
backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 230, in patch
for diff in rorpiter.FillInIter(source_diffiter, dest_rpath):
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 177, in FillInIter
for rp in rpiter:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 103, in get_diffs
for dest_sig in dest_sigiter:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 166, in get_sigs
for src_rorp, dest_rorp in cls.CCPP:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 320, in next
source_rorp, dest_rorp = self.iter.next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 103, in Collate2Iters
for relem1 in riter1:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 342, in next
next_elem = self.iter.next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/selection.py", line 132, in Iterate_fast
try: rpath, val = diryield_stack[-1].next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/selection.py", line 120, in diryield
rpath.append, (filename,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in check_common_error
try: return function(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1123, in append
return self.__class__(self.conn, self.base, self.index + (ext,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 868, in _init_
else: self.setdata()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 893, in setdata
if self.lstat(): self.conn.rpath.setdata_local(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1470, in setdata_local
if Globals.eas_conn: rpath.data['ea'] = ea_get(rpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 584, in rpath_ea_get
ea.read_from_rp(rp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 59, in read_from_rp
try: attr_list = rp.conn.xattr.listxattr(rp.path, rp.issym())

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/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 304, in error_check_Main
try: Main(arglist)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 324, in Main
take_action(rps)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 280, in take_action
elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 346, in Backup
backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in Mirror
DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 230, in patch
for diff in rorpiter.FillInIter(source_diffiter, dest_rpath):
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 177, in FillInIter
for rp in rpiter:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 103, in get_diffs
for dest_sig in dest_sigiter:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 166, in get_sigs
for src_rorp, dest_rorp in cls.CCPP:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 320, in next
source_rorp, dest_rorp = self.iter.next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 103, in Collate2Iters
for relem1 in riter1:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 342, in next
next_elem = self.iter.next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/selection.py", line 132, in Iterate_fast
try: rpath, val = diryield_stack[-1].next()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/selection.py", line 120, in diryield
rpath.append, (filename,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/robust.py", line 32, in check_common_error
try: return function(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1123, in append
return self.__class__(self.conn, self.base, self.index + (ext,))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 868, in _init_
else: self.setdata()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 893, in setdata
if self.lstat(): self.conn.rpath.setdata_local(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 1470, in setdata_local
if Globals.eas_conn: rpath.data['ea'] = ea_get(rpath)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 584, in rpath_ea_get
ea.read_from_rp(rp)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rdiff_backup/eas_acls.py", line 59, in read_from_rp
try: attr_list = rp.conn.xattr.listxattr(rp.path, rp.issym())
IOError: [Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links

Thomas <bettlertho>

 

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