Jennifer / JW I use SUNW open ssh without any problems with rsync (ever interoperating with DIY compile installs on older machines). Apart from checking disk space, I would try to reduce variables by trying rshd as the transport protocol. Perhaps your could truss -f inetd process on the remote to see what files (bins & libs) rsync is opening. This is the command line option I use most frequently
rsync -vv -z --archive --stats --delete -e ssh --rsync-path=$RSYNC_REM_BIN $RSYNC_LOCAL_PATH [EMAIL PROTECTED]:$RSYNC_REMOTE_PATH I've compiled with GCC 2.95.3 & 3.3 so I don't think its a compiler problem Good luck ;-) Dave jw schultz wrote: > On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 09:50:53AM -0700, Jennifer Lu wrote: > > > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Thanks for the tips, I gave it a try and still got the same error. > > > > I compiled rsync2.5.6 on Solaris 9 successfully. I tried to > > run rsync with the same version on both servers as follow: > > > > source.server:/usr/bin/rsync.256 --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync.256 > > --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh -C --stats > > --timeout=43200 -avSH --delete /tmp destination.server:/tmp > > > > It seems rsync completed but with one error: > > > > Number of files: 816939 > > Number of files transferred: 0 > > Total file size: 27234835633 bytes > > Total transferred file size: 0 bytes > > Literal data: 0 bytes > > Matched data: 0 bytes > > File list size: 17920432 > > Total bytes written: 17920448 > > Total bytes read: 20 > > > > wrote 17920448 bytes read 20 bytes 16866.32 bytes/sec > > total size is 27234835633 speedup is 1519.76 > > rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at main.c(620) <<<<< The error message > > > > Should I modify it on main.c file? Appreciate any help. > > > > I also added /usr/local/lib by running crle command. > > That error indicates a child process returned an exit status > of -1. > > It looks like you using the Sun supplied ssh. There have > been a number of reports of problems with Sun's ssh port. I > know dependancies are a pain but i'd suggest using a self > built openssh on both ends. If you use the latest source > that will also close up some security holes. > > > > > Thanks, > > Jennifer > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:59:24 +0100 > > > From: Dave Barstow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > X-Accept-Language: en > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > To: Jennifer Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: error from rsync2.5.6 > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > Jennifer, > > > > > > I recall getting some error like this when I setup rsync on Solaris 9. I'd > > > recommed the following: > > > > > > 1. Check the rsync version is the same at both ends. > > > 2. Use option --rsync-path to tell rsync where its friend keeps the binary. > > > 3. Check your runtime library path with crle command at both ends. I suspect > > > /usr/local/lib should be there. > > > > > > I have problems compiling both samba and rsync under solaris 9. configure (Make) > > > can't seem to work out where popt.h is and I'm not sure if ln -s > > > /opt/sfw/include/popt.h > > > or ln -s popt/popt.h is correct for rsync. > > > > > > Dave. > > > > > > Jennifer Lu wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I just compiled new release 2.5.6 rsync in solaris5.9 machines, > > > > and ran a rsync job,I got the following errors: > > > > > > > > rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at main.c(620) > > > > > > > > Both source and destination servers are running 5.9, can you please > > > > tell me should I update anything in main.c file? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > > > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies > email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Remember Cernan and Schmitt > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Dave Barstow Data Systems Department Photronics (UK) Ltd. Tel: +44 161 930 4831 Fax: +44 161 930 4801 -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
