rsync got stuck

[Vangelis Katsikaros]

On 08/30/2017 05:39 PM, Paul Slootman wrote:
> On Wed 23 Aug 2017, Vangelis Katsikaros via rsync wrote:
> 
>> abc       3797  3796  0 01:12 ?        00:03:14 /usr/bin/rsync --compress --compress-level=9 --bwlimit=512k --recursive --delay-updates --quiet --update --exclude=/.* /SRC_PATH/ DEST_____IP:/DEST_PATH/
> 
> Try running rsync without the --compress option, that has been the
> source of problems in the past.
> If you do need compression you could add that at the ssh level.

Thanks Paul! I've given it a go, and I'll see how it goes.

For reference, regarding the --compress options do you have any specific bug(s) in mind or is this something you have noticed in practice?

Regards
Vangelis