I'm attempting to add a new laptop, which runs Microsoft Vista, to an older
existing BackupPC setup using the rsyncd method. The log lists 21,000 errors
similar to the ones clipped to the end of this note. One's attention is drawn
to a recursive directory structure, namely:
.../Application Data/Application Data/.../Application Data/....
This recursive structure has been copied into the backup database, to the
extent that the file-name-length limit was not exceeded. Now I know that the
indicated next steps are to upgrade BackupPC, upgrade Perl, upgrade rsync, and
try again; but I am also curious. What is going on here?
Here are a few other clues.
. The BackupPC and rsync configurations are copied from those for a Windows XP
computer that has normal backup behavior.
. The Vista "C:\Documents and Settings" directory has attributes "HSN" and even
an administrator account has insufficient privleges to explore it.
. (ditto) the "C:\Users\All Users\Application Data" directory
. I suspect the "gdrive" is a contraction of "cygdrive" though I doubt this
suspicion is relevant.
Craig, many thanks for your invaluable program, which allowed for a full
recovery of the data from a stolen laptop.
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Contents of file /backup/BackupPC/pc/thinkpad/XferLOG.0.z, modified 2007-10-09
13:35:44 (Extracting only Errors)
Connected to 192.168.1.4:873, remote version 28
Connected to module C
Sending args: --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices
--links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=/$Recycle.Bin
--exclude=/tmp --exclude=/temp --exclude=Content.IE5 --exclude=/My Music
--exclude=Cache --exclude=/dllcache --exclude=Prefetch --ignore-times . .
Remote[2]: cannot send long-named file "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents
and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Adobe/Acrobat/8.0/Replicate/Security/directories.acroda" (in C)
Remote[1]: readlink "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents and Settings/All
Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Adobe/Acrobat/8.0/Replicate/Security" (in C) failed: File name too long
Remote[1]: readlink "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents and Settings/All
Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Adobe/Updater5/AdobeESDGlobalApps.xml" (in C) failed: File name too long
Remote[1]: readlink "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents and Settings/All
Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Adobe/Acrobat" (in C) failed: File name too long
Remote[1]: readlink "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents and Settings/All
Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Adobe/Updater5" (in C) failed: File name too long
Remote[1]: readlink "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents and Settings/All
Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data" (in C) failed: File name too long
Remote[2]: cannot send long-named file "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents
and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Desktop/Lenovo Regist" (in C)
Remote[2]: cannot send long-named file "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents
and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Desktop/ThinkVantage " (in C)
Remote[2]: cannot send long-named file "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents
and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Documents/AccConnAdva" (in C)
Remote[2]: cannot send long-named file "gdrive/c/Windows/system32/c:/Documents
and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Documents/AccConnBasi" (in C)
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John R. Myers / P.O. Box 1722 / Westminster, CA 92684 / USA
tel. +1 714 901-3672
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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