rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(140)

[Dave Dykstra]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 02:57:59PM +0000, Andrew McGregor wrote:
> > | write failed on large_file2 : Success:12
> > | rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at receiver.c(271)
> > | rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (201 bytes read so far)
> > | rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(151)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to humbly apologies ... one of my partitions may have become
> 100% full at some stage during the 'rsync'ing.  I will run a few more tests 
> to be sure.
> 
> Maybe this could go on the FAQ as there must be other people as foolish as
> me around ;) or even in the wishlist for an error quoting 'disk full'?

Nobody else has reported this, and write() should return ENOSPC if the disk
is full and it should print "No space left on device".  Something else
strange is going on.  Was it on your root filesystem?  Sometimes kernels
can get confused when the root filesystem fills up.


> At least this brought to light potential problems with running 2.5.2 and 
> pointing out an upgrade to 2.5.3pre1.

- Dave Dykstra