rsync version 2.6.9cvs protocol version 29 Running rsync from an rsnapshot script I get the following error: unknown message 4:1 [generator] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(307) [generator=2.6.9cvs] rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (1718 bytes received so far) [sender] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(453) [sender=2.6.9cvs] Rsync was called with these flags -vva --delete --numeric-ids --links \ --delete-excluded --stats /etc/ /bk/etc/ Exit 12 information in `man rsync' isn't very helpfull. At least to a layman. Can Anyone shed some light on this?
reader@newsguy.com wrote:> rsync version 2.6.9cvs protocol version 29 > Running rsync from an rsnapshot script I get the following error: > > unknown message 4:1 [generator] > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(307) [generator=2.6.9cvs] > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (1718 bytes received so far) [sender] > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(453) [sender=2.6.9cvs] > > Rsync was called with these flags > -vva --delete --numeric-ids --links \ > --delete-excluded --stats /etc/ /bk/etc/ > > Exit 12 information in `man rsync' isn't very helpfull. At least to a > layman. > > Can Anyone shed some light on this? > >Check out the rsync issues page at http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/issues.html to gather more information. Maybe something is adding text to the stream (e.g. some script executed at login).
On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 11:37:49AM -0600, reader@newsguy.com wrote:> unknown message 4:1 [generator]This is the important part of the exit messages, since the exit code is just a general category. The solution for this particular problem was discussed in this thread: http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2006-December/016889.html ..wayne..
Wayne Davison <wayned@samba.org> writes:> On Sun, Dec 31, 2006 at 11:37:49AM -0600, reader@newsguy.com wrote: >> unknown message 4:1 [generator] > > This is the important part of the exit messages, since the exit code is > just a general category. The solution for this particular problem was > discussed in this thread: > > http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2006-December/016889.htmlYup thats right on the money... Thanks to both of you.