Lately me backups started to fail. I can't figure ou why. The error message in the log:
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========== Take snapshot (profile 1): Tue 27 Jul 2010 11:54:29 AM ==========
[E] Error: rsync: writefd_unbuffered failed to write 4 bytes to socket [sender]: Broken pipe (32)
[E] Failed to take snapshot 07/27/2010 11:54:29 !!!
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Commandline output:
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backintime -b
Back In Time
Version: 0.9.99.64
Back In Time comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `backintime --license' for details.
INFO: Lock
INFO: [GnomePlugin.Systray.run]
INFO: on process begins
INFO: [GnomePlugin.Systray.run] begin loop
INFO: Profile_id: 1
INFO: Compare with old snapshot: 20100701-160002-429
INFO: Command "rsync -rltDH --no-p --no-g --no-o --delete --delete-excluded -i --dry-run --out-format="BACKINTIME: %i %n%L" --chmod=Da+w --exclude="/media/Fruitmand/Backup" --exclude="/home/pieter/.local/share/backintime" --include="/home/pieter/" --include="/home/" --exclude=".gvfs" --exclude=".cache*" --exclude="[Cc]ache*" --exclude=".thumbnails*" --exclude="[Tt]rash*" --exclude="*.backup*" --exclude="*~" --exclude="/home/pieter/Music/Library" --exclude="/home/pieter/Downloads/Tucan" --exclude="/home/pieter/.VirtualBox" --exclude="*/tmp/*" --exclude="/home/pieter/zimbra" --include="/home/pieter/**" --exclude="*" / "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/20100701-160002-429/backup/"" returns 0
INFO: Create hard-links
INFO: Command "cp -al "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/20100701-160002-429/backup/"* "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/new_snapshot/backup/"" returns 0
INFO: Command "find "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/new_snapshot" -type d -exec chmod u+wx {} \;" returns 0
INFO: Call rsync to take the snapshot
WARNING: Command "rsync -rltDH --no-p --no-g --no-o --delete --delete-excluded -v --chmod=Da+w --exclude="/media/Fruitmand/Backup" --exclude="/home/pieter/.local/share/backintime" --include="/home/pieter/" --include="/home/" --exclude=".gvfs" --exclude=".cache*" --exclude="[Cc]ache*" --exclude=".thumbnails*" --exclude="[Tt]rash*" --exclude="*.backup*" --exclude="*~" --exclude="/home/pieter/Music/Library" --exclude="/home/pieter/Downloads/Tucan" --exclude="/home/pieter/.VirtualBox" --exclude="*/tmp/*" --exclude="/home/pieter/zimbra" --include="/home/pieter/**" --exclude="*" / "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/new_snapshot/backup/" 2>&1" returns 3072
INFO: Command "find "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/new_snapshot" -type d -exec chmod u+wx {} \;" returns 0
INFO: Command "rm -rf "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/new_snapshot"" returns 0
INFO: Command "rm -rf "/media/Fruitmand/Backup/backintime/fruitsla/pieter/1/20100727-100302-429"" returns 0
ERROR: Failed to take snapshot !!!
INFO: [GnomePlugin.Systray.run] end loop
INFO: Unlock
** (backintime.py:29899): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_disconnect_signal: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed
** (backintime.py:29899): CRITICAL **: dbus_g_proxy_disconnect_signal: assertion `DBUS_IS_G_PROXY (proxy)' failed
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I found the problem, two folders were causing BIT trouble:
/home/pieter/zimbra .config/ google- chrome
/home/pieter/
I guess there is something wrong with the permissions.