rsync: connection unexpectedly closed

Hey list, I am having problems as of late with my rsync backup. On the client side I am using the following: OPTS="-avvvrz   --compress-level=9   --itemize-changes   --delete   --delete-excluded   --human-readable   --files-from=$FILES  

rsync: connection unexpectedly closed

Hey list, I am having problems as of late with my rsync backup. On the client side I am using the following: OPTS="-avvvrz   --compress-level=9   --itemize-changes   --delete   --delete-excluded   --human-readable   --files-from=$FILES  

[Bug 11588] better handling for --preallocate with --sparse

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11588 --- Comment #25 from Коренберг Марк --- What about fallcate()d area beyond file size ? Will they be synchronized ? Just curious. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the QA Contact for the bug. -- Please use reply-all for most replie

[Bug 11588] better handling for --preallocate with --sparse

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11588 --- Comment #24 from Theodore Ts'o --- So a simple workaround would be to use fallocate with KEEP_SIZE at first, then use punch whole, write the blocks, etc., and then use either truncate to set i_size, or seek to the desired size minus one and wri