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diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py
index 176dd6a..465fcb3 100644
--- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py
+++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/SetConnections.py
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ installed in the PATH on the remote system. See the man page for more
information on this. This message may also be displayed if the remote
version of rdiff-backup is quite different from the local version (%s)."""
% (exception, remote_cmd, Globals.version))
+ except OverflowError, exc:
+ Log.FatalError("""Integer overflow while attempting to establish the
+remote connection by executing
+
+ %s
+
+Please make sure that nothing is printed (e.g., by your login shell) when this
+command executes. Try running this command:
+
+ %s
+
+which should only print out the text: rdiff-backup <version>""" % (remote_cmd,
+ remote_cmd.replace("--server", "--version")))
if remote_version != Globals.version:
Log("Warning: Local version %s does not match remote version %s."