[rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors?

Hi all, I am backing up from OSX to XP over ssh and I am getting these two errors: UpdateError Documents/Family/Salamina/Aγωγές χαμένες- κατάσταση αρχείων/.svn/prop-base/rdiff-backup.tmp.3 [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'z:\\LuciferBackup/rdiff-backup- data/increments/Documents/

[rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors

I am trying to backup a Linux system (ext3) to a Windows system running Cygwin and the latest version of rdiff-backup. How can I prevent long filename errors like this one: Processing changed file media/ntfs/Documents and Settings/Tommy Keene/Documents/MdivDocsOnly/mdivNotComplete/WTS/Apologe

[rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors

I'm using I.2.6. I could upgrade to 3.1 in cygwin pretty easily. Ubuntu might be more difficult. +-- |This was sent by keeneto...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-

[rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors

Looks like I'm getting the same error with 1.3.1: Sending back exception [Errno 91] File name too long: '/cygdrive/c/Users/Tommy/Desktop/Backup/media/ntfs/;068ocuments and ;083ettings/;084ommy ;075eene/;068ocuments/;077div;068ocs;079nly/mdiv;078ot;067omplete/;087;084;083/;065pologetics/;067hri

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors?

On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Thanos Diacakis wrote: Hi all, I am backing up from OSX to XP over ssh and I am getting these two errors: UpdateError Documents/Family/Salamina/Aγωγές χαμένες- κατάσταση αρχείων/.svn/prop-base/rdiff-backup.tmp. 3 [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'z:\\L

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors?

Thanks Andrew. Two followups: 1. The MSDN article describes the naming of files, but I am not sure what is the "magic" it suggests...? 2. I looked over the archives and wiki for "unicode" but did not find anything on how to switch the backup source to it. Do you have a more specific poi

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors?

On Jan 27, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Thanos Diacakis wrote: 1. The MSDN article describes the naming of files, but I am not sure what is the "magic" it suggests...? Once the article starts explaining about the \\?\ prefix, that seemed like a terrible hack to me :-/ 2. I looked over the arch

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Long filename errors

On Feb 17, 2009, at 4:53 PM, tkeene wrote: I am trying to backup a Linux system (ext3) to a Windows system running Cygwin and the latest version of rdiff-backup. Tommy, Which version of rdiff-backup are you using? 1.3.1 should have better support for ignoring too-long filenames on Windows