On Tue, 2 Aug 2011, Kevin Korb wrote: > 1. Update rsync. You are MANY years out of date. Updating rsync is not > going to break whatever obsolete other stuff you are running.
Not an option in this case, but thank you for the suggestion anyway :) > 2. If you are rsyncing from / --relative doesn't do anything. True, but normally it does not hurt to specify it. When everything is scripted and "/" can be changed to "/foo/bar" quite easily, it is one less thing to remember to add --relative to the list of arguments. > 3. --delete is aborted if almost any error is encountered. Check the > full rsync output for any error or warning. If you run without - > --verbose, --progress, --itemize-changes, and --stats anything rsync > says will be an error that must be corrected before --delete will work > right. We use those arguments and there are never any warnings or errors. I really think this may be some obscure issue with 2.5.7 and I am hoping that it may jog someone's memory. The device will be gone soon anyway and my interest is only where the problem may crop up elsewhere. That is all. ..Ch:W.. -- "An idea does not gain truth as it gains followers." Amanda Bloom -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
