I forgot to mention that according to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863334 this issue does not exist in version 3.1.1-3. That should help pinpointing the actual problem if you want to backport the fix instead of upgrading the whole rsync package to latest version.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896251 Title: rsync --delete-missing-args fails with "error: protocol incompatibility" Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Running rsync --delete-missing-args --files-from=... fails with error message like ABORTING due to invalid path from sender: dir1/dir2/dir3 rsync error: protocol incompatibility (code 2) at generator.c(1271) [generator=3.1.2] if the listed directories are trying to delete full subtree of files. According to https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12569 this has been fixed in version 3.2.2. See also: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863334 Could you update the rsync package or backport the fix? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: rsync 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-47.51~18.04.1-lowlatency 5.4.55 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-47-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.17 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Sep 18 18:27:53 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-05 (621 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1896251/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
