Thanks for the response. I'm not a programmer, so I'm struggling with your request. But, I was able to produce the output below. Please let me know if this helps. I tried to reproduce the problem on a smaller scale using tmp files, but I was unsuccessful. I'll keep trying to come up with a small example.
Again, thanks for the help, Ed ------------------ Reading rsync core file header read successfully Reading ld.so.1 Reading libresolv.so.2 Reading libsocket.so.1 Reading libnsl.so.1 Reading libc.so.1 Reading libdl.so.1 Reading libmp.so.2 Reading libc_psr.so.1 program terminated by signal SEGV (no mapping at the fault address) Current function is flist_find 420 while (!flist->files[i]->basename) i++; (dbx) where =>[1] flist_find(flist = 0x570d0, f = 0x68e28), line 420 in "rsync.h" [2] delete_files(flist = 0x570d0), line 148 in "receiver.c" [3] do_recv(f_in = 0, f_out = 1, flist = 0x570d0, local_name = (nil)), line 371 in "main.c" [4] do_server_recv(f_in = 0, f_out = 1, argc = 1, argv = 0xffbef9c4), line 491 in "main.c" [5] start_server(f_in = 0, f_out = 1, argc = 2, argv = 0xffbef9c0), line 519 in "main.c" [6] local_child(argc = 2, argv = 0xffbef9c0, f_in = 0xffbefbc4, f_out = 0xffbefbc0), line 212 in "util.c" [7] do_cmd(cmd = (nil), machine = (nil), user = (nil), path = 0x570b8 "/OS/2.6/FIRM", f_in = 0xffbefbc4, f_out = 0xffbefbc0), line 234 in "main.c" [8] start_client(argc = 2, argv = 0x565f8), line 772 in "main.c" [9] main(argc = 3, argv = 0x565f8), line 921 in "main.c" (dbx) Dave Dykstra wrote: > > That's not enough information for us to be able to do anything with. > Can you at least find a stack backtrace in the core file? If you could > boil it down into something that someone else could reproduce that would > help a lot. > > - Dave Dykstra > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 07:19:26AM -0400, Edward Farrar wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Rsync 2.5.5 is producing this error message and a core file when executing >the > > command "/usr/local/bin/rsync -av --delete --force /net/OSCM/OS_ATLAS2/CONFIG/. > > /net/OSCM/OS_TITAN1/2.6/CONFIG/. /OS/2.6/CONFIG" > > > > building file list ... done > > rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (8 bytes read so far) > > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(150) > > > > The /net/OSCM directory is an NFS mounted file system. The /OS directory is > > local. From reading the man pacge for rsync, one of the syntax options is > > "rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... DEST ". The two source directories contain > > several files with the same name. I am unsure how rsync selects which file to > > transfer, but it appears to be the file with the most recent date. Is that > > correct? > > > > My basic goal is to merge the two source directories, choosing the most >recent > > file in either directory if a duplicate name exists, and then deleting any > > "extra" files in the destination directory. > > > > Any insight and help is greatly appreciated. I have searched the web and as > > much documentation I could find, but have been unsuccessful in finding a > > solution. I have also tried versions 2.5.4 and 2.3.1 with the same results. > > > > Thanks, > > Ed Farrar > > > > ----------- > > system names removed for security reasons...... > > > > # uname -a > > SunOS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 5.8 Generic_108528-11 sun4u sparc > > SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise > > > > # /usr/local/bin/rsync --version > > rsync version 2.5.5 protocol version 26 > > Copyright (C) 1996-2002 by Andrew Tridgell and others > > <http://rsync.samba.org/> > > Capabilities: 64-bit files, socketpairs, hard links, symlinks, batchfiles, > > no IPv6, 64-bit system inums, 64-bit internal inums > > > > rsync comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you > > are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the GNU > > General Public Licence for details. > > > > # df -k /net/OSCM /OS > > Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on > > XXXXXXXXX:/sol/oscm 41943040 29256720 12650144 70% /net/OSCM > > /dev/md/dsk/d0 17402262 14459697 2768543 84% /OS > > > > # du -sk /net/OSCM/OS_ATLAS2/CONFIG/. /net/OSCM/OS_TITAN1/2.6/CONFIG/. > > 320 /net/OSCM/OS_ATLAS2/CONFIG/. > > 368 /net/OSCM/OS_TITAN1/2.6/CONFIG/. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Edward T. Farrar, Sr. UNIX Systems Analyst/Security Administrator CLCS Project, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 321-861-2298 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." - King Solomon, Proverbs 4:23 -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html