Intermittent make_bak_dir mkdir "<path>" failed: File exists (17)

Charles c at charlesmatkinson.org
Wed Mar 26 02:18:30 MDT 2014


Thanks Helmut :)

Normally I would try a suggestion before replying to a mailing list but
it will take a while to know the outcome as the messages are
intermittent and rare.  So saying thanks now :)

On 26/03/14 13:36, Helmut Schweinzer wrote:
> Hi Charles,
> 
> Am 25.03.2014 05:34, schrieb Charles:
>> Here's the pattern of messages:
>>
>> rsync: make_bak_dir mkdir <path> failed: File exists (17)
>> rsync: keep_backup failed: <path> -> <path>: No such file or directory (2)
>> rsync: stat <path> failed: No such file or directory (2)
>>
>> Versions:
>> * rsync: 3.0.7 and 3.0.9
>> * OS: Debian 6 and 7, Ubuntu 12.04
> 
> I have had these messages as well. Since version 3.1.0 they didn't
> appear any more. So if possible try version 3.1.0.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Helmut
> 


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