We experience that as well. We use (sadly) Rsycn in Win32 environment. I hear it's due to the Cygwin utilities.
Rgds, Bart Coninckx Network Administrator CNE, ASE ************************************* Sita ICT Services Lilsedijk 19 B-2340 Beerse Belgium e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: + 32 (0) 14 62 28 22 Fax: + 32 (0) 14 62 41 47 ************************************* Dave Dykstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elijah reyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Subject: Re: long directory name problem rsync-admin@lists .samba.org 01/08/2003 21:17 I've never heard of a name length limit. One operating system(s) and rsync version(s) are you using? - Dave On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 07:32:19AM -0800, elijah reyen wrote: > Does rsync has directory name length limit? I was trying to rsync a directory that has the name length of 34 characters and getting permission denied error. > > $ rsync -avz --delete --force -e ssh /usr/local/apache/htdocs 192.168.0.2:/usr/local/apache > building file list ... > readlink htdocs/CorporateLegalTimesEDITORIAL_files/cBug_blueXs.gif: Permission denied > readlink httpd/html/CorporateLegalTimesEDITORIAL_files/title_a.gif: Permission denied > > When I rename the directory to about half of its original length, the error goes away. Any advise are appreciated. > -- > ER -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html