[Box Backup] OS X xattr backups

Eric Cronin boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:35:29 -0400


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I did a quick search of the archives and looked at trac to see if the  
code had changed since 1.0rc2 was packaged and didn't see anything...   
sorry if this is a known issue.

I'm backing up a OS X 10.5.3 case sensitive HFS+ directory, and  
bbackupd is throwing an error on several pdf files (ab)using extended  
attributes:

21:15:44 WARNING: Exception thrown: CommonException(OSFileError) at  
BackupClientFileAttributes.cpp(603)
21:15:44 ERROR: Exception caught (Common OSFileError (Error accessing  
a file. Check permissions.) 1/9), reset state and waiting to retry...

The file which causes the error is:

-rw-r--r--@ 1 ecronin  staff  381837 May 26  2007 gu-asiaccs06.pdf
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_35E7A623-384E-4BA3-861C- 
F4E3B2AA8B3A-28038-00000371138A1C57-0    1505
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_721D44C5-75DB-4581- 
A244-2CBC40B99039-28038-0000036A96110BC4-0    1532
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_77704FBE-687A-4173-B018- 
BA3214CE18B3-28038-0000036A960C3DEA-0    1672
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_94F9F533-7BF1-4AF6-8952- 
B585E74780EE-28038-000004719CF96051-0    1662
         net_sourceforge_skim- 
app_A2A629DE-90C2-4BE5-8696-103C7A0FD734-28038-000003711386C7B2-0     
1649
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_BEBB68F8-519E-4796-974E- 
F55F3AAA8194-28038-000004719D008E1F-0    1507
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_F9BCE417-AB96-4111- 
A26D-3B9BB2DF642A-28038-000004719CED3379-0    2048
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_F9BCE417-AB96-4111- 
A26D-3B9BB2DF642A-28038-000004719CED3379-1    2048
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_F9BCE417-AB96-4111- 
A26D-3B9BB2DF642A-28038-000004719CED3379-2    2048
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_F9BCE417-AB96-4111- 
A26D-3B9BB2DF642A-28038-000004719CED3379-3    2048
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_F9BCE417-AB96-4111- 
A26D-3B9BB2DF642A-28038-000004719CED3379-4    1604
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_notes     268
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_rtf_notes         268
         net_sourceforge_skim-app_text_notes        268


There are several other files in the same directory with Skim markup  
stored in their xattrs, although this one has by far the most  
attributes.

Any other info I can provide to help debug let me know.

Thanks,
Eric

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