Ok, The problem is gone. rsync now works like a charm! I tried using the 251 binary, and had the same issue, however, I had only replaced the binary on the rsync client side ( just a mistake, I wasn't thinking! ) I then proceeded to compile from source on one of our Solaris251 boxes ( using gcc ), and replaced the server binary with this. Problem solved! So, the precompiled solaris251 binary might have solved my problem, but I never tried that. My self compiled 251 binary definately worked on Solaris 8, although the client ( also Solaris8 ) is still using the precompiled 251 binary. Thanks for your prompt help! Cameron Macintosh Programmer/SysAdmin PageMail, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Dykstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Spleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:08 AM Subject: Re: readlink: no such file or directory // too many open files // problem > On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:32:15AM -0500, Spleen wrote (in private email): > > Thnaks for the reply! Answers to your questions are inline: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Dykstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Spleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:45 AM > > Subject: Re: readlink: no such file or directory // too many open files // > > problem > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 03:04:02PM -0500, Spleen wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I've seen others with this problem, and thought I'd see if anyone had > > > > yet found a solution. It occurs for me on Solaris8 SPARC, and seems to > > be > > > > exclusive to solaris8 in my reading of the archive. Has anyone > > succesfully > > > > run this on Solaris8? > > > > > > > I myself have succesfully managed to transfer one file in the > > > > hierarchy, and find I can transfer more than one as long as they match > > the > > > > remotehost::module/filename, ie rsyncmaster::www/* /var/www transfers > > all > > > > files in module www on rsyncmaster, but as soon as I add -r, -a, or take > > > > off the /*, back come the readlink errors. > > > > > > > Just thought this might be of use to others. And of course of anyone > > > > can help me I'd be very thankful. > > > > > > > > > > > Cameron Macintosh > > > > Programmer > > > > PageMail, Inc. > > > > > > > > > Where did you get your binary from? > > > > From the rsync website ( rsync.samba.org??? ) > > > > > > Which version of rsync? > > > > 2.4.6 > > > > If you compile > > > from source does it have the same result? > > > > haven't tried it, but will today. > > > I built the solaris 2.5.1 binary on that web site and Andrew Tridgell built > the Solaris 8 binary. One person reported different problems with both of > them but his results were inconclusive and I don't think I ever heard if he > compiled from source. If you have success when building from source, I > would definitely like to have you do the same tests with both of the rsync > 2.4.6 solaris binaries. As far as I know my solaris 2.5.1 binary should > work ok on Solaris 8, and I'd sure like to know if it doesn't. > > - Dave Dykstra
