Hello all, I'm running currently two backupservers which are doing a nice job. The backupservers are doing backups using rsync over ssh.
OS : Mandriva Linux release 2006.0 (Official) for i586 kernel : 2.6.12 rsync : version 2.6.6 protocol version 29 raid 5 The problem I have now is that a couple of files don't want to be in the backup. This you can see in the log file below. It seems to be that it are mainly files that contain a space (' trentven.gif') or a character like '#' or '*'. The comment it gives are 'unable to open the file xxx for writing' and 'botch, no matches on xxx'. Is this an rsync problem? (probably) and if this is not the case, how could i solve this problem? Thanks in advance klaas vantournhout Contents of file /var/backups/pc/client/XferLOG.605.z, modified 2006-03-06 20:01:33 (Extracting only Errors) Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc client nice -n 18 sudo /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=core --exclude=\\\*.dvi --exclude=\\\*.mpg --exclude=\\\*.MPG --exclude=\\\*.mpeg --exclude=\\\*.MPEG --exclude=\\\*.avi --exclude=\\\*.AVI --exclude=\\\*.wma --exclude=\\\*.WMA --exclude=\\\*.wmv --exclude=\\\*.WMV --exclude=\\\*.qt --exclude=\\\*.QT --exclude=\\\*.mov --exclude=\\\*.MOV --exclude=\\\*.mp4 --exclude=\\\*.MP4 --exclude=\\\*.rm --exclude=\\\*.RM --exclude=\\\*.nuv --exclude=\\\*.NUV --exclude=\\\*.yuv --exclude=\\\*.YUV --exclude=\\\*.film --exclude=\\\*.FILM --exclude=\\\*.roq --exclude=\\\*.ROQ --exclude=\\\*.RoQ --exclude=\\\*.ogg --exclude=\\\*.OGG --exclude=\\\*.ogm --exclude=\\\*.OGM --exclude=\\\*.sdp --exclude=\\\*.SDP --exclude=\\\*.pva --exclude=\\\*.PVA --exclude=\\\*.mp3 --exclude=\\\*.MP3 --exclude=\\\*.mp2 --exclude=\\\*.MP2 --exclude=\\\*.wav --exclude=\\\*.WAV --exclude=\\\*.asf --exclude=\\\*.ASF --exclude=\\\*.vob --exclude=\\\*.VOB --exclude=\\\*.vivo --exclude=\\\*.\\\ VIVO --exclude=\\\*.fli --exclude=\\\*.FLI --exclude=\\\*/.\\\* --exclude=.\\\* --exclude=\\\*/tmp/\\\* . /home/jan/ Xfer PIDs are now 25714 Got remote protocol 26 Xfer PIDs are now 25714,25718 Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjan/f trentven.gif for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f trentven.gif (9bdfdf9c482c061d69b4c9d2d6639a10) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#15730VDy# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#15730VDy# (dece3fa25c55a4225fc29f8cec3797e7) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#18029UMx# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#18029UMx# (ea9e94c5d9ec4178d8cb5e56cb431352) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#27575PC0# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#27575PC0# (8dc936dbc3502c1a98171e379cd95ad5) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#2783tZi# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#2783tZi# (329f4b9dd1b151f2416aec483417bfd0) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#283707dw# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#283707dw# (984ab5c84b219abdea5accefd01b44a2) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#29028c5c# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#29028c5c# (6274bf4a64d4c9958841da36ed611430) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#29404UZ# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#29404UZ# (5281d5a8e11300b697b5f852e1c1e719) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#3020941H# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#3020941H# (5893acbe121f3776f3758cd689657253) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#32730456# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#32730456# (1b7e06d75ecd5720422d8ea8839c2c8f) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#39436vH# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#39436vH# (3403aacce58af7c8e4d11bb31409cd2f) [ skipped 1 lines ] Can't link /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#4124xgH# to /var/backups/cpool/b/0/2/b026324c6904b2a9cb4b88d6d61c81d1 [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#4731eLw# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#4731eLw# (25b04ccd4be8feefa8ee5a983bb4989d) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#8345yET# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#*mail*#8345yET# (2d6b0988aff7c88e1f6f2bc5f1617c18) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#.bashrc# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#.bashrc# (9aab099dc7453a3ad15bfd0c239dd0e2) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#.mailrc# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#.mailrc# (2fcc3ebfa35ce7d8320ef8f77af3a134) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#ECT_2005_program.txt# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#ECT_2005_program.txt# (ee32500f4a5f449051dbc7f01b287a0f) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#bestelling_dell_09082005.txt# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f#bestelling_dell_09082005.txt# (f45778fd3a9ff65e4197ad3ccf99c11a) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f*mail* for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/f*mail* (2a37ef53a7ff82627a8ad824f0621071) [ skipped 610 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/attrib for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/attrib (7b414802d9887d3967cc45056d585045) [ skipped 33 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/faxp2/ for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fhome%2fjohn/faxp2/ (57685ddca568b284351847851a9d29da) [ skipped 810 lines ] Done: 31 files, 182429658 bytes Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc client nice -n 18 sudo /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=core --exclude=\\\*.dvi --exclude=\\\*.mpg --exclude=\\\*.MPG --exclude=\\\*.mpeg --exclude=\\\*.MPEG --exclude=\\\*.avi --exclude=\\\*.AVI --exclude=\\\*.wma --exclude=\\\*.WMA --exclude=\\\*.wmv --exclude=\\\*.WMV --exclude=\\\*.qt --exclude=\\\*.QT --exclude=\\\*.mov --exclude=\\\*.MOV --exclude=\\\*.mp4 --exclude=\\\*.MP4 --exclude=\\\*.rm --exclude=\\\*.RM --exclude=\\\*.nuv --exclude=\\\*.NUV --exclude=\\\*.yuv --exclude=\\\*.YUV --exclude=\\\*.film --exclude=\\\*.FILM --exclude=\\\*.roq --exclude=\\\*.ROQ --exclude=\\\*.RoQ --exclude=\\\*.ogg --exclude=\\\*.OGG --exclude=\\\*.ogm --exclude=\\\*.OGM --exclude=\\\*.sdp --exclude=\\\*.SDP --exclude=\\\*.pva --exclude=\\\*.PVA --exclude=\\\*.mp3 --exclude=\\\*.MP3 --exclude=\\\*.mp2 --exclude=\\\*.MP2 --exclude=\\\*.wav --exclude=\\\*.WAV --exclude=\\\*.asf --exclude=\\\*.ASF --exclude=\\\*.vob --exclude=\\\*.VOB --exclude=\\\*.vivo --exclude=\\\*.\\\ VIVO --exclude=\\\*.fli --exclude=\\\*.FLI --exclude=\\\*/.\\\* --exclude=.\\\* --exclude=\\\*/tmp/\\\* . /var/www/html/ Xfer PIDs are now 25741 Got remote protocol 26 Xfer PIDs are now 25741,25742 Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fvar%2fwww%2fhtml/f#membgroup.html# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fvar%2fwww%2fhtml/f#membgroup.html# (dc37c87f9328e9f6585b3956705f480f) [ skipped 79 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fvar%2fwww%2fhtml/attrib for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2fvar%2fwww%2fhtml/attrib (98a274a313bcfd8b19330a47bece28b7) [ skipped 24 lines ] Done: 8 files, 1602574 bytes Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc client nice -n 18 sudo /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=core --exclude=\\\*.dvi --exclude=\\\*.mpg --exclude=\\\*.MPG --exclude=\\\*.mpeg --exclude=\\\*.MPEG --exclude=\\\*.avi --exclude=\\\*.AVI --exclude=\\\*.wma --exclude=\\\*.WMA --exclude=\\\*.wmv --exclude=\\\*.WMV --exclude=\\\*.qt --exclude=\\\*.QT --exclude=\\\*.mov --exclude=\\\*.MOV --exclude=\\\*.mp4 --exclude=\\\*.MP4 --exclude=\\\*.rm --exclude=\\\*.RM --exclude=\\\*.nuv --exclude=\\\*.NUV --exclude=\\\*.yuv --exclude=\\\*.YUV --exclude=\\\*.film --exclude=\\\*.FILM --exclude=\\\*.roq --exclude=\\\*.ROQ --exclude=\\\*.RoQ --exclude=\\\*.ogg --exclude=\\\*.OGG --exclude=\\\*.ogm --exclude=\\\*.OGM --exclude=\\\*.sdp --exclude=\\\*.SDP --exclude=\\\*.pva --exclude=\\\*.PVA --exclude=\\\*.mp3 --exclude=\\\*.MP3 --exclude=\\\*.mp2 --exclude=\\\*.MP2 --exclude=\\\*.wav --exclude=\\\*.WAV --exclude=\\\*.asf --exclude=\\\*.ASF --exclude=\\\*.vob --exclude=\\\*.VOB --exclude=\\\*.vivo --exclude=\\\*.\\\ VIVO --exclude=\\\*.fli --exclude=\\\*.FLI --exclude=\\\*/.\\\* --exclude=.\\\* --exclude=\\\*/tmp/\\\* . /locba2/exsecr/ Xfer PIDs are now 25743 Got remote protocol 26 Xfer PIDs are now 25743,25744 Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#10301ycb# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#10301ycb# (f6bf32e6d223ebaa7abae57bcdd0ffda) [ skipped 1 lines ] Can't open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#20627EjH# for empty output [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#25714niQ# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#25714niQ# (ef49b61feb928a378d20b36084bdbdc3) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#30488cl6# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#30488cl6# (c14f2be6bc2b34b4c8ac187fd8e28f7c) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#30860YEH# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#*mail*#30860YEH# (2693eb6bdb70ba9fa9269a5acd505084) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#keuzelic2_0203.txt# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/f#keuzelic2_0203.txt# (16e59d68abf369759900edbf3b4adee1) [ skipped 38 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/attrib for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba2%2fexsecr/attrib (35eeb3d759fa7295347055a76adcc6c5) [ skipped 58 lines ] Done: 6 files, 17600 bytes Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc client nice -n 18 sudo /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=core --exclude=\\\*.dvi --exclude=\\\*.mpg --exclude=\\\*.MPG --exclude=\\\*.mpeg --exclude=\\\*.MPEG --exclude=\\\*.avi --exclude=\\\*.AVI --exclude=\\\*.wma --exclude=\\\*.WMA --exclude=\\\*.wmv --exclude=\\\*.WMV --exclude=\\\*.qt --exclude=\\\*.QT --exclude=\\\*.mov --exclude=\\\*.MOV --exclude=\\\*.mp4 --exclude=\\\*.MP4 --exclude=\\\*.rm --exclude=\\\*.RM --exclude=\\\*.nuv --exclude=\\\*.NUV --exclude=\\\*.yuv --exclude=\\\*.YUV --exclude=\\\*.film --exclude=\\\*.FILM --exclude=\\\*.roq --exclude=\\\*.ROQ --exclude=\\\*.RoQ --exclude=\\\*.ogg --exclude=\\\*.OGG --exclude=\\\*.ogm --exclude=\\\*.OGM --exclude=\\\*.sdp --exclude=\\\*.SDP --exclude=\\\*.pva --exclude=\\\*.PVA --exclude=\\\*.mp3 --exclude=\\\*.MP3 --exclude=\\\*.mp2 --exclude=\\\*.MP2 --exclude=\\\*.wav --exclude=\\\*.WAV --exclude=\\\*.asf --exclude=\\\*.ASF --exclude=\\\*.vob --exclude=\\\*.VOB --exclude=\\\*.vivo --exclude=\\\*.\\\ VIVO --exclude=\\\*.fli --exclude=\\\*.FLI --exclude=\\\*/.\\\* --exclude=.\\\* --exclude=\\\*/tmp/\\\* . /locba1/visitatie05/ Xfer PIDs are now 25747 Got remote protocol 26 Xfer PIDs are now 25747,25748 Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#14090YQa# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#14090YQa# (c06378c628a071fc716ef3f71c6d570f) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#173468GQ# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#173468GQ# (5efd014f3e9ff2f05ecca855a2990f55) [ skipped 1 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#17713N-F# for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/f#*mail*#17713N-F# (f72f738793e8f82ffceecfefe17d7f51) [ skipped 12 lines ] Unable to open /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/attrib for writing Botch, no matches on /var/backups/pc/client/new/f%2flocba1%2fvisitatie05/attrib (15281cb1e68bf135092c946568e8e8ec) [ skipped 13 lines ] Done: 3 files, 762 bytes Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc client nice -n 18 sudo /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group --devices --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --exclude=core --exclude=\\\*.dvi --exclude=\\\*.mpg --exclude=\\\*.MPG --exclude=\\\*.mpeg --exclude=\\\*.MPEG --exclude=\\\*.avi --exclude=\\\*.AVI --exclude=\\\*.wma --exclude=\\\*.WMA --exclude=\\\*.wmv --exclude=\\\*.WMV --exclude=\\\*.qt --exclude=\\\*.QT --exclude=\\\*.mov --exclude=\\\*.MOV --exclude=\\\*.mp4 --exclude=\\\*.MP4 --exclude=\\\*.rm --exclude=\\\*.RM --exclude=\\\*.nuv --exclude=\\\*.NUV --exclude=\\\*.yuv --exclude=\\\*.YUV --exclude=\\\*.film --exclude=\\\*.FILM --exclude=\\\*.roq --exclude=\\\*.ROQ --exclude=\\\*.RoQ --exclude=\\\*.ogg --exclude=\\\*.OGG --exclude=\\\*.ogm --exclude=\\\*.OGM --exclude=\\\*.sdp --exclude=\\\*.SDP --exclude=\\\*.pva --exclude=\\\*.PVA --exclude=\\\*.mp3 --exclude=\\\*.MP3 --exclude=\\\*.mp2 --exclude=\\\*.MP2 --exclude=\\\*.wav --exclude=\\\*.WAV --exclude=\\\*.asf --exclude=\\\*.ASF --exclude=\\\*.vob --exclude=\\\*.VOB --exclude=\\\*.vivo --exclude=\\\*.\\\ VIVO --exclude=\\\*.fli --exclude=\\\*.FLI --exclude=\\\*/.\\\* --exclude=.\\\* --exclude=\\\*/tmp/\\\* . /var/spool/mail/ Xfer PIDs are now 25750 Got remote protocol 26 Xfer PIDs are now 25750,25753 [ skipped 3 lines ] Done: 2 files, 228438 bytes -- "Several billion trillion tons of superhot exploding hydrogen nuclei rose slowly above the horizon and managed to look small, cold and slightly damp." 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