error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at token.c(288)

[Stuart Anderson]

The newer zlib-1.1.3 patch still has the problem.

According to Dave Dykstra:
> I was able to reproduce this between a Solaris 2.7 and 2.8 machine with and
> without ssh, although I don't have any time to debug it today.  Can
> somebody try applying Jos Backus latest zlib 1.1.3 upgrade patch to see
> if that helps?
> 
> - Dave
> 
> On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 02:01:03PM -0800, Stuart Anderson wrote:
> > According to Dave Dykstra:
> > > On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 09:09:18AM -0800, Stuart Anderson wrote:
> > > > According to sba:
> > > 
> > > > > No I did not apply the patch, but I verified the same problem with
> > > > > rsync-2.4.8, is that sufficient?
> > > 
> > > No, because rsync-2.4.8 include the same security patch that went into
> > > 2.5.2 last weekend.  If you could try 2.4.6 or 2.5.1 that would tell us if
> > > it was some other problem introduced last weekend or not.
> > 
> > The problem was introduced in version 2.4.4 and exists in all later
> > versions up to and including 2.5.2. Whereas version 2.4.3 and 2.4.0
> > are both fine (the only earlier versions checked).
> > 
> > The problem only exists for compression and large files.
> > 
> > I encountered and tested the various rsync versions with the file,
> > redhat/7.1/en/iso/i386/seawolf-i386-powertools.iso
> > gotten from your nearest RedHat mirror, but it is more general
> > than just this file.
> > 
> > However, the problem is not reproducible with any of the 1018 "small"
> > files from redhat/7.1/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS which range in size from
> > 1810 Byte to 21541821 Byte.
> > 
> > 
> > To reproduce:
> > 
> > 1) rsync --archive a large file (ISO size?) to a remote machine
> > 2) /bin/touch it on the destination machine
> > 3) rsync --archive --compress again
> > 4) Check for error message: "deflate on token returned 0 (16384 bytes left)"
> > 
> > I don't know if it matters but I am running rsync between two Solaris 8
> > machines, and using ssh as the transport:
> > 
> > > ssh -V
> > OpenSSH_2.9p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090601f
> > 
> > -- 
> > Stuart Anderson  sba at srl.caltech.edu  http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/sba

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Stuart Anderson  sba at srl.caltech.edu  http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/sba