You probably need to set read only = no in rsyncd.conf. - Dave
On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 04:29:35PM +0100, Rok Krulec wrote: > Hello, > > when I do: > /opt/rsync/bin/rsync /etc/hosts targethost::bkp/ > > I get: > cannot create .hosts.b0WX1x : File exists > > I check the targethost and I get empty file .hosts.b0WX1x > > When trying with other targethost-s it works, but on this one it doesn't. > On the other targethosts I have exactly the same LinuX distribution, > permissions and users than on the problem targethost. > I have exactly the same configuration than on the other machines, except > on probelm targethost I have SCSI hard disk. > > When i strace the rsync --deamon i get: > > 4697 open(".hosts.b0WX1x", O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL|0x8000, 0600) = 4 > 4697 open(".hosts.b0WX1x", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL|0x8000, 0600) = -1 EEXIST (File >exists) > > It seems like it opens the file ReadWrite and then tries to open it > readonly. I don't know why. It bangs then. > > Thanks for any hint, > Rok Krulec > > Portoroz/Slovenia, 28.Nov 2001 @ 15:34 CET > Public GnuPG key @ http://rok.fpp.edu/pgp.key > > Portoroz, 28.Nov 2001 @ 15:39 CET > Public GnuPG key @ http://rok.fpp.edu/pgp.key >