rsync - Nov 2005 - Error creating temporary file on remote PC

Hi all,

  I am facing an error while trying to use the  --temp-dir option
  in the rsync version 2.4.8. I am aware that it is an old version. But 
  due to space constrain, i am to use this version. The rsync command with 
  options is below:
   rsync -aI --stats --timeout=60 --temp-dir=/tmp /config/flash.dat  
   192.168.160.35::application/
  When the above command is given, the following error is given.

   cannot create /tmp/.flash.dat.xxxxx 

  I have verified the directory (tmp directory) permissions also. But 
  still the error persists.
  Instead if i give the command as below, everything is fine.
   
   rsync -aI --stats --timeout=60 --temp-dir=/ /config/flash.dat       
   192.168.160.35::application/
  
  With this above command, the temporary file is created well.
  Can anyone please help me out of this problem ?? I have attached the
  rsyncd.conf file to this mail which is on PC 192.168.160.35.
  
  Thanks In Advance,
  Regards,
  Vijay Ram.C



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log file = /etc/rsyncd.log
uid = 0
gid = 0
use chroot = false
read only = false


[configuration]
path = /config/
comment = "This is in flash"

[application]
path = /appl/
comment = "This is in RAM"

On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 07:13:28PM +0530, Vijay Ram Chitrapu (RCVIJAYD)
wrote:
> I am facing an error while trying to use the --temp-dir option
> in the rsync version 2.4.8.
I know of no such rsync version (there was a 2.4.6).
> cannot create /tmp/.flash.dat.xxxxx 
The temp-dir option is meant to be relative to the module's path, so
that should be attempting to create the file in /appl/tmp.  There was a
bug in some older rsync versions that might not have enforced that
restriction when chroot wasn't enabled, so you'll need to test to know
for sure what is happening.

..wayne..