Problem with rsync from one machine

[Max Bowsher]

Tom Walsh wrote:
> [root at magic /etc]# ls -la .pwd.lock
> -rw-------    1 root     root            0 Nov 29  2001 .pwd.lock
> 
> Nothing special about that file... and like I said it occurs in any
> directory.
> 
> If I do machineA.com:/etc/* (excluding files that start with .) it
> will hang on DIR_COLORS.
> 
> It basically when ever it starts to transfer the files... Very odd
> behavior... I have a tough time trying to describe it even, so I
> can't even look online for a similar problem.

Ouch. Clutching at straws, but maybe -vvvv would reveal something?

Max.