I have filenames that are too long to be backed up from my Windows 
servers, and BackupPC just skips them (and shows an error in the logs). 
  It does not cause rsyncd to stop.

I don't know what those last two errors are.  I don't supposed rsyncd is 
running out of memory on the windows machine, is it?

I found this thread which blames the error on the --partial switch.
http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=phpwsbb&PHPWSBB_MAN_OP=view&PHPWS_MAN_ITEMS=454
I'm not sure I'm convinced, though.  I still suspect memory issues, but 
it's just a hunch.

-Rob

Leandro Tracchia wrote:
> i didn't think to check this log before... it has interesting entries.
> this is the rsyncd log from the windows server. it has errors right
> around the same time the backuppc log shows the 'child exited
> prematurely' error. most of the errors complain about the file names
> being too long. but the last two entries at 23:49 make no sense to me.
> 
> could long file names really by causing the timeouts??
> what do the last two lines mean??
> 
> 2008/06/18 20:03:31 [2952] connect from PANDION (192.168.2.1)
> 2008/06/18 20:03:36 [2952] rsync on . from itmanager@pandion (192.168.2.1)
> 2008/06/18 20:06:56 [2952] rsync: readlink
> "ive/c/WIND---------uild/Word Files/1MA1411 Site Description Edited
> 11-12-07/Figure 4 - Site 1MA1411 after Clearing and Raking. Note the
> toppled stacked stone footer in the foreground. View is to the
> north..JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
> 2008/06/18 20:08:12 [2952] rsync: readlink
> "ive/c/WINDO--------eport_Build/Word Files/1MA1411 Site Description
> Edited 11-12-07/Figure 4 - Site 1MA1411 after Clearing and Raking.
> Note the toppled stacked stone footer in the foreground. View is to
> the north..JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
> 2008/06/18 20:09:25 [2952] rsync: readlink
> "ive/c/WINDOWS/system32/E:\-----------nd/5_Feature
> Descriptions/Feature Descriptions (Edited 2-27-08)/Feature 7 - Edited
> 2-27-08/Figure 6 - Feature 7 after partial excavation showing  the
> large limestone rocks within the fill.JPG" (in A-F) failed: File name
> too long (91)
> 2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] rsync: readlink "ive/c/WIN-----------rent
> Inc. Master List by Site/Artifacts By Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA
> 2000 Jpegs 1-2008/1Ma1177FS1311.23P6071Little Bear Creek Benton
> Cluster(Unidentified Late Archaic Stemmed).JPG" (in A-F) failed: File
> name too long (91)
> 2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] rsync: readlink
> "ive/c/WINDOWS/sys-----------n/Current Inc. Master List by
> Site/Artifacts By Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA 2000 Jpegs
> 1-2008/1MA1282FS3194P3859McIntire (Unidentified Late Archaic Expanding
> Stemmed-Heavy Restructure).jpg" (in A-F) failed: File name too long
> (91)
> 2008/06/18 20:12:43 [2952] cannot send long-named file
> "ive/c/WINDOW------------nt Inc. Master List by Site/Artifacts By
> Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/NEW RSA 2000 Jpegs
> 1-2008/1MA1288FS3175P3887Hamilton-Serrated (Or Sand
> Mountain-Uncharacteristic Burinated Base- Possible Impact Fr" (in A-F)
> 2008/06/18 20:12:47 [2952] rsync: readlink
> "ive/c/WINDOWS/system32/E:\A-F/RedSt----------st by Site/Artifacts By
> Project/RSA99-2000 Jpegs/Original Archive/UNknown Unprocessed/AOA
> RSA99 Pics (Unlabeled)/1MA096,PI-------r-Parallel Oblique Flaking.jpg"
> (in A-F) failed: File name too long (91)
> 2008/06/18 23:49:54 [2952] rsync: writefd_unbuffered failed to write
> 4092 bytes [sender]: Connection reset by peer (104)
> 2008/06/18 23:49:54 [2952] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data
> stream (code 12) at io.c(1119) [sender=2.6.8]
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