Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (rsync bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:0094
I still have this problem: [root@serverXYZ:~]# lsb_release -rs 8.8 [root@serverXYZ:~]# rpm -q rsync rsync-3.1.3-19.el8_7.1.x86_64 [root@serverXYZ:~]# tail /tmp/rear-rsync.log 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /boot from file list (11) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /boot from file list (12) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /home from file list (16) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /opt from file list (20) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /tmp from file list (27) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /var from file list (30) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] removing duplicate name /var from file list (31) 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] delta-transmission enabled 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] ERROR: rejecting excluded file-list name: /app/ABCDE 2023/08/11 15:05:20 [69430] rsync error: protocol incompatibility (code 2) at flist.c(912) [receiver=3.1.3]