rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(463)

[jw schultz]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 05:59:43PM -0700, Vlad Sweet wrote:
> My setup rsync --version 2.5.5
> on client and server
> client is behind firewall/nat
> 
> on client I run:
> rsync -av --progress 110mb_file.mov user1 at box.example.com::dir1
> on server:
> rsync --daemon
> 
> it asks for password, starts to transfer the file, and at about 80% gives me
> this error message:
> 
> <<==cut==>>
> Password:
> building file list ...
> 1 file to consider
> 110mb_file.mov
> rsync: error writing 4 unbuffered bytes - exiting: Connection reset by peer
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(463)
> <<==cut==>>
> 
> after starting the transfer I monitored it with tcpdump on the server ...
> where right about at 87% complete (--progress) i end up with following
> tcpdump lines on the server, correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like at
> some point (87% through) my server started advertising TCP window of zero
> size (win 0), and client timesout or something and gave the error:
> 
[snip]

It sounds like you are running out of disk space.  You need
enough space on the destination for two copies of the file.

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