[NBLUG/talk] Question on rsync error

[sean machin]

Bob Blick wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:31:16 -0700, "sean machin"
> <smachin1000 at gmail.com> said:
>   
>> Hey Guys,
>>
>> I've got a simple rsync script which I use to backup some of my local 
>> Windows PC directories to an external USB HD.
>> It seems to back up fine but now and then I get this error msg:
>>
>> rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) 
>> (code 2
>> 3) at /home/lapo/packaging/rsync-3.0.4-1/src/rsync-3.0.4/main.c(1040) 
>> [sender=3.
>> 0.4]
>>
>> Any ideas on what that message actually means?
>>     
>
> If the external drive is FAT32 filesystem that could be the reason,
> FAT32 doesn't have as many attributes as NTFS or EXT2/3 etc.
>
> Cheerful regards,
>
> Bob
>
>   
Guys, yes I am using cygwin, src and dest drives are both NTFS.