rsync - Jun 2007 - Deleting...log path

For some time I've noticed something that seems very strange to me when
setting an rsync session for delete. 

The destination path of the backup is /backup/Latest/Latest/CORP-SERVER/ so
for new/changed files the logs appropriately report for example:

backup/Latest/Latest/CORP-SERVER/....

for each file/directory.

However, when a file does not exist on the source end, and a deletion occurs
I get the following bizarre line in the logs for each file:

var/www/CORP-SERVER/C$/Corp/User Files/xxx-company/Admin/Property
Asstes/Apartments/Sequoia/Photos/
Sequoia Bend/DSC03632.JPG:::0:::0:::*deleting

I've added the colons to the logging format to easily parse the data.

But why does it show var/www ? /var/www/html/command is where the rsync
script is running from, but then why didn't it include
'html/command'? This
messes up my whole logging process.

My parameters are: --stats --compress --recursive --partial --archive --del
--times --log-format=%f:::
%l:::%b:::%i"

Anyone know why it does this or how to correct?

This happens on various servers with various versions of rsync so I don't
think it's isolated.

Thanks,
Max
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On Tue 19 Jun 2007, Max Kipness wrote:
> 
> For some time I've noticed something that seems very strange to me when
> setting an rsync session for delete. 
> 
> The destination path of the backup is /backup/Latest/Latest/CORP-SERVER/ so
> for new/changed files the logs appropriately report for example:
> 
> backup/Latest/Latest/CORP-SERVER/....
> 
> for each file/directory.
> 
> However, when a file does not exist on the source end, and a deletion
occurs
> I get the following bizarre line in the logs for each file:
> 
> var/www/CORP-SERVER/C$/Corp/User Files/xxx-company/Admin/Property
> Asstes/Apartments/Sequoia/Photos/
> Sequoia Bend/DSC03632.JPG:::0:::0:::*deleting
> 
> I've added the colons to the logging format to easily parse the data.
> 
> But why does it show var/www ? /var/www/html/command is where the rsync
%f is basically the full path name, from the module root (/ if you're
%not talking to a daemon, I believe).

I think you want %n
> My parameters are: --stats --compress --recursive --partial --archive --del
> --times --log-format=%f:::
> %l:::%b:::%i"
Curious, the manpage doesn't list --log-format as an option :-)  I would
have used --out-format.

It helps, BTW, if you paste the exact command used, that makes it clear
whether you're connecting to a daemon, what the module name is, etc.


Paul Slootman