[rdiff-backup-users] IOError CRC check failed

[Stephan Goeldi]

What is wrong with my installation of rdiff-backup?
This is on a Centos-4 machine with rdiff-backup 1.1.12 and safekeep
1.0.1-1.fc7. I make backup for 4 different clients, 3 are working this
one not (exactly the same configuration):

INFO: Exception 'CRC check failed' raised of class 'exceptions.IOError':
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 299, in error_check_Main
INFO:     try: Main(arglist)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 319, in Main
INFO:     take_action(rps)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 275, in take_action
INFO:     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 332, in Backup
INFO:     backup_final_init(rpout)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 432, in backup_final_init
INFO:     checkdest_if_necessary(rpout)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 827, in checkdest_if_necessary
INFO:     dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 71, in Regress
INFO:     for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 196, in iterate_meta_rfs
INFO:     for raw_rf, metadata_rorp in collated:
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 100, in Collate2Iters
INFO:     try: relem2 = riter2.next()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 274, in iterate
INFO:     for record in self.iterate_records():
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 283, in iterate_records
INFO:     next_pos = self.get_next_pos()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 266, in get_next_pos
INFO:     newbuf = self.fileobj.read(self.blocksize)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 224, in read
INFO:     self._read(readsize)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 272, in _read
INFO:     self._read_eof()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 308, in _read_eof
INFO:     raise IOError, "CRC check failed"
INFO:
INFO: Traceback (most recent call last):
INFO:   File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in ?
INFO:     rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 299, in error_check_Main
INFO:     try: Main(arglist)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 319, in Main
INFO:     take_action(rps)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 275, in take_action
INFO:     elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 332, in Backup
INFO:     backup_final_init(rpout)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 432, in backup_final_init
INFO:     checkdest_if_necessary(rpout)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/Main.py",
line 827, in checkdest_if_necessary
INFO:     dest_rp.conn.regress.Regress(dest_rp)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 71, in Regress
INFO:     for rf in iterate_meta_rfs(mirror_rp, inc_rpath): ITR(rf.index, rf)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/regress.py",
line 196, in iterate_meta_rfs
INFO:     for raw_rf, metadata_rorp in collated:
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 100, in Collate2Iters
INFO:     try: relem2 = riter2.next()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 274, in iterate
INFO:     for record in self.iterate_records():
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 283, in iterate_records
INFO:     next_pos = self.get_next_pos()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/rdiff_backup/metadata.py",
line 266, in get_next_pos
INFO:     newbuf = self.fileobj.read(self.blocksize)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 224, in read
INFO:     self._read(readsize)
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 272, in _read
INFO:     self._read_eof()
INFO:   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/gzip.py", line 308, in _read_eof
INFO:     raise IOError, "CRC check failed"
INFO: IOError: CRC check failed
INFO: Fatal Error: Lost connection to the remote system