today the update of deja-dup came in (35.6-0ubuntu1 -> 36.0-0ubuntu1)
There is no directory /var/cache/samba which the application searches for.
creating it, does not help ->
Backup failed
Operation not supported by backend
$ deja-dup
(org.gnome.DejaDup:5945): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x55b7940d0d70 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
** (org.gnome.DejaDup:5945): WARNING **: BackendRemote.vala:83: Could not find enclosing mount
** (org.gnome.DejaDup:5945): WARNING **: BackendRemote.vala:83: Could not find enclosing mount
starting deja-dup with sudo rights ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
on the console deja-dup complains that it cannot find /var/cache/smb:
$ sudo deja-dup
(org.gnome.DejaDup:5846): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x5609b7db2070 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome.DejaDup:5846): WARNING **: BackendRemote.vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
mounting the backup volume ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
(org.gnome.DejaDup:5987): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x55f188b7f450 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome.DejaDup:5987): WARNING **: BackendRemote.vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
creating /var/cache/smb ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
(org.gnome.DejaDup:6045): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x558b0333f3a0 without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome.DejaDup:6045): WARNING **: BackendRemote.vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
today the update of deja-dup came in (35.6-0ubuntu1 -> 36.0-0ubuntu1)
There is no directory /var/cache/samba which the application searches for.
creating it, does not help ->
Backup failed
Operation not supported by backend
$ deja-dup
(org.gnome. DejaDup: 5945): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x55b7940d0d70 without calling gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ width/height( ). How does the code know the size to allocate?
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5945): WARNING **: BackendRemote. vala:83: Could not find enclosing mount
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5945): WARNING **: BackendRemote. vala:83: Could not find enclosing mount
starting deja-dup with sudo rights ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
on the console deja-dup complains that it cannot find /var/cache/smb:
$ sudo deja-dup
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5846): CRITICAL **: string_contains: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
(org.gnome. DejaDup: 5846): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x5609b7db2070 without calling gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ width/height( ). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5846): WARNING **: BackendRemote. vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
mounting the backup volume ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
$ sudo deja-dup
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5987): CRITICAL **: string_contains: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
(org.gnome. DejaDup: 5987): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x55f188b7f450 without calling gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ width/height( ). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 5987): WARNING **: BackendRemote. vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
creating /var/cache/smb ->
Backup failed
volume doesn’t implement mount
$ sudo mkdir smb /var/cache$ sudo deja-dup
wolf@mbpr13b:
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 6045): CRITICAL **: string_contains: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
(org.gnome. DejaDup: 6045): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to AssistantBackup 0x558b0333f3a0 without calling gtk_widget_ get_preferred_ width/height( ). How does the code know the size to allocate?
gpg: WARNING: unsafe ownership on homedir '/home/wolf/.gnupg'
** (org.gnome. DejaDup: 6045): WARNING **: BackendRemote. vala:83: Containing mount for file /var/cache/smb:/s4 not found
Even giving o+w does not help
This can be tested on a plain 17.10 installation