Re: lchown() error in rsnapshot 1.2.9

On 08/25/06 04:41, Bogo Mipps wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Have just upgraded rsnapshot from 1.2.1 to 1.2.9. I use gentoo (gcc 3.4.6) 
> and 
> 1.2.1 has operated perfectly since original install.  I now get the following 
> error (snipped):
> 
> Setting locale to POSIX "C"
> echo 20811 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid 
> /bin/rm -rf /usr/.snapshots/hourly.5/ 
> mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.4/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.5/ 
> mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.3/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.4/ 
> mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.2/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.3/ 
> mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.2/ 
> native_cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0", "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1") 
> WARNING: Could not lchown() 
> symlink "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/home/hamish/.DCOPserver_rugosa_:0"
> WARNING: Could not lchown() 
> symlink 
> "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/home/hamish/.adobe/Acrobat/7.0/Cert/curl-ca-bundle.crt"
> WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink
> 
> <snipped many identical WARNINGS>
> 
> WARNING: Could not lchown() 
> symlink 
> "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/qws/linux-x86_64-g++/qplatformdefs.h"
> WARNING: Could not lchown() 
> symlink 
> "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/usr/share/cursors/xorg-x11/gentoo-silver/cursors/top_left_arrow"
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> rsnapshot encountered an error! The program was invoked with these options:
> /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ERROR: rsync_cleanup_after_native_cp_al() only works on directories
> ERROR: Error! cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0/", "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/")
> /usr/bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: \
>     ERROR: Error! cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0/", \
>     "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/") 
> rm -f /var/run/rsnapshot.pid 
> 
> I can find no other ref. to this error other than on linuxpakistan site where 
> user just advises he solved problem.  Without explanation. Can anyone point 
> me in the right direction?

Just a quick 'me too'.   Plus, it fills my logs up.  Nice.


Eric



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