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I can't retrieve backups

Asked by stevedee

I tried to install 16.10LTS and it was crap so I deleted it and put 14.04LTS back in from a usb stick. I then tried to reinstall my most recent backup and received the following error messages. I am using the backup facility bundled with 14.04LTS , Deja dup.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1494, in <module>
    with_tempdir(main)
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1488, in with_tempdir
    fn()
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1337, in main
    do_backup(action)
  File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1370, in do_backup
    globals.archive_dir).set_values()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 697, in set_values
    self.get_backup_chains(partials + backend_filename_list)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 819, in get_backup_chains
    map(add_to_sets, filename_list)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 809, in add_to_sets
    if set.add_filename(filename):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 100, in add_filename
    (self.volume_name_dict, filename)
AssertionError: ({1: 'duplicity-inc.20161026T201240Z.to.20161102T183208Z.vol1.difftar.gz'}, 'duplicity-inc.20161026T201240Z.to.20161102T183208Z.vol1.difftar')

How do I get it to work? The version of 14.04LTS that I used to load my computer is the original unpacked bootable version I got when I upgrade to 14.04LTS a couple of years ago.
Thank you.

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stevedee (stevedeedah) said : 		#1

I've just downloaded and installed the latest updates from the "OPTUS mirror" in australia ,roughly 500mb in total with no change to my problem.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

If you run the dejadup application using gksudo, does it help?

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stevedee (stevedeedah) said : 		#3

I installed "gksudo" and got the following message,

(gksudo:3056): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion 'value != NULL' failed

I have attached the data that was downloaded when I did apt-get gksu.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libgksu2-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gksu libgksu2-0
0 to upgrade, 2 to newly install, 0 to remove and 9 not to upgrade.
Need to get 99.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 740 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://mirror.optus.net/ubuntu/ trusty/universe libgksu2-0 amd64 2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4 [71.8 kB]
Get:2 http://mirror.optus.net/ubuntu/ trusty/universe gksu amd64 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 [27.8 kB]
Fetched 99.6 kB in 1s (53.0 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libgksu2-0.
(Reading database ... 193877 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgksu2-0_2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gksu.
Preparing to unpack .../gksu_2.0.2-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gksu (2.0.2-6ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Setting up libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu4) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/libgksu/debian/gconf-defaults.libgksu-sudo to provide /usr/share/gconf/defaults/10_libgksu (libgksu-gconf-defaults) in auto mode
Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up gksu (2.0.2-6ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.9) ...

I hope this helps.
Thank you.

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stevedee (stevedeedah) said : 		#4

Andrew,
 When I try "gksudo" the following happens in terminal,

$ gksu
GNOME_SUDO_PASS

I then enter my password as requested. The run program window pops up, I type "dejadup" into the "run" space, press OK, the run program window disappears and then nothing happens. I have tried it as root and as the computer name with the same result.
Typing "gksudo" gives the same result.
I tried to send you mad by not giving enough info and not following suggestions to the letter a couple of years ago under the name Steve Dunk, my real name. Unfortunately I cannot access my passwords as they are all locked up in backup in a 32Gb sd card, as a result I had to create a new launchpad account so that I could ask for help.
The sd card was not in the machine when I loaded 16.10 although I did try to access it once 16.10 was loaded so that I could transfer my settings. When that didn't work I removed the card . After I reloaded 14.04 with original computer name and password I then tried to access backup with the current result. I have NOT used encryption for backup or basic operating system. I have put my important passwords in a little book and put it in a safe place, unfortunately I now can't find it despite ripping half the house apart.
I appreciate your efforts to help.
Thank you.

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stevedee (stevedeedah) said : 		#5

I have now installed 16.04.1 with the same result as above. I get the same error message when I try to access my backup file in dejadup as before yet I can partly open the files directly from the sd card.

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stevedee (stevedeedah) said : 		#6

Andrew, this is what I get if I just click on a manifest of a backup:

Hostname ru12mug-the2nd
Localdir /
Volume 1:
    StartingPath .
    EndingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1953-09_IF.pdf 44
    Hash SHA1 498cb54af7bcd0d247c43bd0f7ec507df2971036
Volume 2:
    StartingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1953-09_IF.pdf 45
    EndingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-01_IF.pdf 98
    Hash SHA1 8ec3d422a3b2b542b6744e4aeb09739c107fec0a
Volume 3:
    StartingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-01_IF.pdf 99
    EndingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-03_IF.pdf 567
    Hash SHA1 a2a03ea0e7df90c8f85431dc9aad520b2e1125ed
Volume 4:
    StartingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-03_IF.pdf 568
    EndingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-04_IF.pdf 570
    Hash SHA1 dcd0c80bd895a486b23a96af9b37716e71aa4fc7
Volume 5:
    StartingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-04_IF.pdf 571
    EndingPath home/ru12mug/Downloads/1954-04_IF.pdf
    Hash SHA1 d046bb2c2180556425e32ce0686cba93064dbd58

I don't know if this helps, but each of the manifests gives similar results.

Thank you.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#7

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