Print a more helpful error message if we cannot write to the backup

destination.


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup/trunk@971 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
index 9ba0dce..f522a1d 100644
--- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
+++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
@@ -441,7 +441,21 @@ option.""" % rpout.path)
 	elif check_failed_initial_backup():
 		fix_failed_initial_backup()
 
-	if not Globals.rbdir.lstat(): Globals.rbdir.mkdir()
+	if not Globals.rbdir.lstat():
+		try:
+			Globals.rbdir.mkdir()
+		except IOError, exc:
+			Log.FatalError(
+"""Could not create rdiff-backup directory
+
+%s
+
+due to
+
+%s
+
+Please check that the rdiff-backup user can create files and directories in the
+destination directory: %s""" % (Globals.rbdir.path, exc, rpout.path))
 	SetConnections.UpdateGlobal('rbdir', Globals.rbdir)
 
 def backup_warn_if_infinite_regress(rpin, rpout):