I am and have been using rsync to mirror my /home dir
to three different servers. apon the upgrade to version rsync-2.4.1
which was included w/ 6.2 rsync will at random stop copying files.

I only happens only when there are a large number of files to copy.
we currently have over 2500 users. most have home-pages strored in /home.

resolution was to switch back to rsync-2.3.1 off of my redhat 6.1 cd.
no change was made to backup script or to server except rsync package.

problem was confirmed w/ a new compile and install from the rsync source
gotten from the authors home page.


below is the script:

rsync  --delete -progte ssh root:/home/* /home/
rsync  -progte ssh root:/etc/group /etc/
rsync  -progte ssh root:/etc/shadow /etc/
rsync  -progte ssh root:/etc/passwd /etc/

Server 1 Stats:
PII-333 Dual
512 Megs Ram SDRAM ECC
2 UFW-Scsi 9.1 G 80 Pin SCA Quantom Atlas 10K rpm
Redhat 6.2
Symbios Onboard SCSI cards
Open SSL 0.94
SSH-1.5-OpenSSH-1.2.1

Server 2 Stats:
pII-350
64Megs ram SDRAM
6.4 Gig WDIGTL IDE
Redhat 6.2
Open SSL 0.94
SSH-1.5-OpenSSH-1.2.1