Re: [BackupPC-users] rsyncd "file has vanished" error -- but the files have not vanished

[Rob O. <ro...@bi...>]

Toni Van Remortel wrote:
> Rob Owens wrote:
>> I'm familiar with rsync's "file has vanished" error.  As I understand
>> it, it means the file was there when the list of files was compiled, but
>> it was no longer there by the time the transfer occurred.  However, I
>> keep getting this error in my logs for the same four files.  They are
>> obviously not vanishing, and there is nothing unique/special about these
>> files that I can tell.  Is there something else that could cause this
>> error?  The host in question is a Windows machine using rsyncd.
>>   
> Can you check on your Windows machine if the files are opened or locked
> by any process?
> Although you shouldn't receive the "file has vanished" error, but rather
> "Device or resource busy".
> 
> I've seen the error too on files that get truncated often (log files,
> temp files, files-that-should-actually-be-a-pipe)
> 

I think I see the problem now.  Each of these files contains at least
one "special" character.  For instance, a 'u' with two dots over it.  It
seems that maybe rsync, windows, and BackupPC are not agreeing on the
spelling of the filenames.  Does this sound right?  And is there
anything I can do about it besides renaming the files?

-Rob