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> On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 11:28:04AM +0100, Mark Watts wrote: > > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (289336107 bytes read so far) > > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(189) > > This error just means that the other side went away for some reason. > What you need to figure out is why. The version of rsync in CVS (and in > the "nightly" tar files) tries to grab a dying error from the other > side, if possible, but if it crashed there is no such error to return. > > So, I'd recommend trying the CVS version of rsync to see if that gives > you the actual error of what failed. Alternately (or additionally), > follow the directions on the issues page to get a core dump and/or a > system-call trace from the remote side to get extra information on what > has gone wrong: > > http://rsync.samba.org/issues.html > > ..wayne.. Unfortunatly the server(s) in question are in a different country from me and I don't run them... But, if I run the sync in a while (true) loop, it reconnects immediatley. I'll try the cvs version of rsync though and see if I can get a better error. cheers, Mark. - -- Mark Watts Senior Systems Engineer QinetiQ Trusted Information Management Trusted Solutions and Services group GPG Public Key ID: 455420ED -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBGdEOBn4EFUVUIO0RAgMrAJ4qLHRE9tazQ4ksoKxTtmb6i0vDGACgo34r 0d/hjv5GYSsTPTJq6LmOLsU= =AzKr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html