>Since the move to fc26, this command has caused the complete freeze/crash of >the system. I tried it under multi-user non-graphic mode in case it was >something to do with new graphics systems (don't know why). The output of the >above always stops at: >sending incremental file list >.d..t...... Music/FLACs/Various_Artists/Temple_Sampler/ >>f+++++++++ >>Music/FLACs/Various_Artists/Temple_Sampler/13-brian_mcneill-the_butterfly_chain.flac > >(total 183 bytes file size, always) > >By complete freeze/crash I mean: >* hard-drive light indicates spinning, but no noise (activity) >* unable to ssh in >* unable to ping >* in multi-user text, I'm first able to switch to another login console, but >then unable to progress past the login password; after switching to other >consoles, the original login screen attempt has gone blank other than a >blinking cursor top left >* in graphic mode, there's no (inter)activity whatsoever possible - though >screen has desktop on it >* the only apparent solution is a hard reset > >The external drive is a WD 750GB hard-drive in a StarTech.com external >hard-drive caddy connected via eSATA cable to an old Dell Vostro 3500.
Did you check the drive for SMART info/errors? Sounds to me like a hardware problem. bye Fabi -- 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