On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: > > I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a > > vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. > > > > It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. > > > > the rsync command I an using is: > > rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs > > > > What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know > > where, but why. > > > > > I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it > without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit=nnnn
Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. R -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
