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diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
index a28efaa..b6b7578 100644
--- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
+++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/rpath.py
@@ -829,7 +829,19 @@ class RPath(RORPath):
def chmod(self, permissions):
"""Wrapper around os.chmod"""
- self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions & Globals.permission_mask)
+ try:
+ self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions & Globals.permission_mask)
+ except OSError, exc:
+ if exc[0] == errno.EFTYPE 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"
+ "without sticky bit (%o)" % (self.path, permissions,
+ permissions & 06777), 2)
+ self.conn.os.chmod(self.path, permissions
+ & 06777 & Globals.permission_mask)
+ else:
+ raise
self.data['perms'] = permissions
def settime(self, accesstime, modtime):