https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3935
Summary: replacing a full directory with symlink with --delete- after produces cryptic message Product: rsync Version: 2.6.6 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: core AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What Happned: On the source, a directory with files is changed to a symlink. rysnc -ra --delete-after will then generate the following message: rsync: delete_file: rmdir "/tmp/rsync.bug.11080/dest/somedir" failed: Directory not empty (39) rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(791) What I Expected: I expected the directory to be replaced with a symlink (like --delete would have done) OR I expected the directory to be deleted at the end (because of --delete-after) but the symlink not to be sync'ed. I would expect it to still raise an error, but the next run would fix it (since the directory is done). OR I expected the error message to explain how I could fix this problem. I can see why it would fail during the sync phase, but the delete phase should have deleted it after the syncing part, since no IO errors were detected on the sending side. I have attached a simple script to generate this error on command. Ciao! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html