Hi. I posted the message listed below to the rsync list, but one of the readers there suggested I post it here indicating that there's a known/common problem in cygwin of data loss in local pipes (whatever that means I am not sure). I find my rsync command hanging, whether or not I run it over SSH, that is with our without the --rsh='ssh -l username'. I searched and read the archived mail on the cygwin list archives and though there are six pages of "rsync hanging" issues, I didn't find much help. Unfortunately, the logs are saying nothing and I couldn't get the strace business to work---no doubt because I've never used it. Can anyone here suggest anything? -Thanks
---- I just installed the latest version of cygwin (1.5.18-1) from www.cygwin.com on my Windows XP machine. I have had a lot of success with rsync between Linux boxes but after many months of mixed results I have had much less than perfect luck with rsync from a Linux box [LOCAL] to a windows box [REMOTE]---that is, constant hanging. I have tried to follow the rsync FAQ on using strace to figure out why things are hanging, but I'm not understanding what gets launched where and in what order. I created the rsync-debug script (below) as suggested, but it's unclear how to use it. Would you guys mind giving a step-by-step on how to get this strace info? For example, let's say on [LOCAL/Linux] I want to issue the command: rsync -avz [EMAIL PROTECTED]/Windows]:/path/to/stuff/ dest/on/local/ Do I first launch the rsync-debug on [REMOTE/Windows]? Do I modify the above command in order to get things rolling? Cheers and thanks in advance. -Ken ---- rsync-debug script: ulimit -c unlimited strace -f rsync --daemon --no-detach 2>/tmp/rsync-$$.out -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
