[Tfug] rsync question

[Nate]

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Ahh.. then you have a genuine head scratcher.  Yay for rsync! =P

Nate

John Gruenenfelder wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 10:03:24AM -0700, Nate wrote:
> 
> Hi Nate,
> 
>> I see this quite often because rsync has 2 distinct phases.  The first
>> phase is the filesystem traversal.  It's where it gathers information on
>> what files are on the local and remote sides.  Then the next phase is
>> the sync'ing part to make the remote look like the local or vise versa
>> depending on how you're using it.  So I see this error when a file gets
>> deleted between the time that it did phase one and phase two.  It says
>> the file should be there, but it isn't.  So it's basically a race
>> condition.  If you run rsync again, it shouldn't output the same error
>> if it's what I'm thinking it is.  I could be completely off, though..
> 
> You're close.  I get this error on occasion too, for precisely the reasons you
> mention.  /var is included in the snapshot process so every now and then there
> will be files in Exim's outgoing spool which are quite transient.
> 
> However, rsync signals this issue with a different message saying that file X
> has disappeared.
> 
> For these particular link_stat errors, the file/link path involved is the same
> every time.
> 
>> rsync can be a complicated beast with devils in all the details.
> 
> Indeed it is...
> 
> 

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