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-rw-r--r--rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
index fe5277f..d6f3655 100644
--- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
+++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ class RPath(RORPath):
try:
self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions & Globals.permission_mask)
except OSError, e:
- # XXX: BSD defines EFTYPE as 79, but it is not in python
- if e.errno == 79 and not self.isdir():
+ if e.strerror == "Inappropriate file type or format" \
+ and not self.isdir():
# Some systems throw this error if try to set sticky bit
# on a non-directory. Remove sticky bit and try again.
log.Log("Unable to set permissions of %s to %o - trying again"