Re: [rdiff-backup-users] cifs destination

[Alex Samad]

On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 09:24:27AM +0100, Davy Stoffel wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I have some issues with my backup destination. I'm would like to use my
> network hard drive StoreCenter
> (https://iomega-eu-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_eu_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=19354&p_sid=XRxAPuOj&p_lva=14599)
> trough CIFS to save my rdiff-data.
> 
> I have the following error :
> 
> C:\>rdiff-backup.exe -v5 --no-hard-links f:\/ y:/rdiff/ >
> F:\rdiff_not_working_cifs.txt
> Fatal Error: Bad rdiff-backup-data dir on destination side
> 
> The rdiff-backup data directory y:/rdiff/rdiff-backup-data
> exists, but we cannot find a valid current_mirror marker.  You can
> avoid this message by removing the rdiff-backup-data directory;
> however any data in it will be lost.
> 
> Probably this error was caused because the first rdiff-backup session
> into a new directory failed.  If this is the case it is safe to delete
> the rdiff-backup-data directory because there is no important
> information in it.



Doesn't the above  answer all the questions. is this the first time you
have backuped up to this directory ?  if not, maybe the
rdiff-backup-data is corrupt (sorry can't help with that). if it is the
first time, is there anything in that directory ?

Alex

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