Re: ERROR: Action test failed on step run

Hi,

On 29/12/2023 16:36, C O'Donnell wrote:
> It is possible this issue was resolved in 2.2.6. The FreeBSD ports tree 
> still references 2.2.5.

I strongly suspect that this is the case, this is why there is a 
changelog, and it states for 2.2.6:


> * FIX: test action would fail with empty error message when using API
        201

And I'm not a FreeBSD expert, but [1] references 2.2.6 as being the 
latest version in FreeBSD Ports. Now, [2] states that 2.2.5 is the 
version on the latest quarterly branch, whatever it means.

Hope this helps,
Eric

PS: please avoid replying to an old unrelated email/thread, it 
completely breaks the threading!

[1] https://repology.org/project/rdiff-backup/versions
[2] https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/py-rdiff-backup

> 
> 
> On 12/29/2023 9:30 AM, C O'Donnell wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Eric and team, thank you for picking up the development of rdiff-backup.
>>
>> I am in the process of upgrading all of our servers to 2.2.5. My 
>> backup strategy is remote source and local destination. OS is FreeBSD, 
>> Python 3.9, rdiff-backup 2.2.5, on both sides of the connection.
>>
>>    $ rdiff-backup test host::/
>>    WARNING: this command line interface is deprecated and will
>>    disappear, start using the new one as described with '--new --help'.
>>    Testing server started by:  b'ssh -C host rdiff-backup 
>> --terminal-verbosity 3 --server'
>>    - Server OK
>>
>>
>> As I understand it, the warning is coming from the server due to 
>> '--server'. Setting the API version per the docs:
>>
>>    $ rdiff-backup--api-version 201  test host::/
>>    Testing server started by:  b'ssh -C host rdiff-backup 
>> --terminal-verbosity 3 server'
>>    - Server tests failed due to ERROR:   Action test failed on step run
>>
>>
>> Test fails. Am I incorrect in my understanding that 2.2.5 has API 201? 
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Charles
> 
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