#1137289 rsync: version 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3 native server fails to send anything, quoting "invalid argument (22)"

Package:
rsync
Source:
rsync
Description:
fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Submitter:
Paul Saunders
Date:
2026-06-29 15:27:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1137289#5
Date:
2026-05-22 08:38:41 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

After reciving the upgrade to 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3 last night, backups
started failing. I use the "rsyncd" server protocol, rather than
rsync-over-ssh and each file that was attempted resulted in:

 rsync: [sender] send_files failed to open "/etc/.git/refs/heads/master" (in backup): Invalid argument (22)

There is a basically identical report upstream (https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/897), so I
presume that the change will come from there.

Downgrading to 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u2 has allowed my backups to continue,
but obviously I'm missing out on the security patches.
#1137289#22
Date:
2026-06-29 15:23:59 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

   * upgrade from version 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u2  to 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3 triggered the problem
   * local build of 3.4.4+ds1-1
   * backuppc via rsync working again