[rdiff-backup-users] OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long

[bert2002]

Hello,

I am trying to make a backup with rdiff-backup on a ubuntu system, but
it stopped with an error:

Exception '[Errno 36] File name too long' raised of class '<type
'exceptions.OSError'>': File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 302, in
error_check_Main try: Main(arglist) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 322, in
Main take_action(rps) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 278, in
take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1]) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line 344, in
Backup backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 38, in
Mirror DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 218,
in patch ITR(diff.index, diff) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py", line 281,
in __call__ last_branch.fast_process(*args) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line 517,
in fast_process rpath.rename(tf, mirror_rp) File
"/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line 242, in
rename else: rp_source.conn.os.rename(rp_source.path, rp_dest.path)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rdiff-backup", line 23, in <module>
    rdiff_backup.Main.error_check_Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
302, in error_check_Main try: Main(arglist)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
322, in Main take_action(rps)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
278, in take_action elif action == "backup": Backup(rps[0], rps[1])
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/Main.py", line
344, in Backup backup.Mirror(rpin, rpout)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
38, in Mirror DestS.patch(dest_rpath, source_diffiter)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
218, in patch ITR(diff.index, diff)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rorpiter.py",
line 281, in __call__ last_branch.fast_process(*args)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/backup.py", line
517, in fast_process rpath.rename(tf, mirror_rp)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/rdiff_backup/rpath.py", line
242, in rename else: rp_source.conn.os.rename(rp_source.path,
rp_dest.path) OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long

address@hidden:~# python --version
Python 2.5.1

Does anybody know this problem and has maybe a solution?

best regards
bert2002