On 26.10.2013 23:32, Timothy J Massey wrote:
> Dan Johansson <Dan.Johansson AT dmj DOT nu> wrote on 10/26/2013 08:37:48 AM:
> 
>> Any suggestions on
>> a)   how to find out why rsyncd dies in the first place
> 
> Not really:  I have never run rsync on Windows 8.  I *have* done it on 
> Windows Server 2012 (based on Win8) with zero crashes across 3-4 servers 
> on that OS and maybe 3 months of time.  So it may not be a Windows 8 
> problem exactly, it may be just *your* Windows 8.
> 
> Have you checked the Event Viewer?  It usually shows you what's going on 
> with rsync...
> 
>> b)   how to fix this
> 
> If we don't know why it dies how can we fix it?
> 
>> c)   if this is "unfixable" how can I make rsyncd restart even if there
>> are a .pid and .lock file around
> 
> You can't, to my knowledge.  I have wrapped launching rsync in a CMD to 
> delete stale files before launching the daemon.  (I hope I'm wrong:  it 
> would be nice not to need it!)
> 
> Tim Massey

Tim, do you mind sharing the CMD-file?

Regards,
-- 
Dan Johansson, <http://www.dmj.nu>
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