tramp (2.0.58-pre); rsync method fails

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The rsync method hasn't worked for me for quite awhile.  I'm currently
using Aquamacs Emacs but tramp/rsync failed with XEmacs as well.  I
suspect it has something to do with the network setup at work, but have
no proof of that.  The scp and ssh methods both work.  Visiting
nonexistent files using rsync works.  Traversing deep filesystem paths
also works.  In the output appended I successfully visited a nonexistent
file, /tmp/trash, but after entering some text in the buffer, the save
step failed with the message "Login failed".  The rsync command on the
remote host is in /opt/app/bin, hence its presence in tramp-remote-path.
Perl is in /usr/bin.  The remote system is running Solaris 10, Update 5.

As further evidence that it's somehow related to my network setup at
work, I just popped open an XEmacs session and visited
/[rsync/www.smontanaro.net]/tmp/trash.  Both the visit and the save
worked fine.

The rsync on the machine at work is

    rsync  version 2.6.2  protocol version 28

On my Mac it is

    rsync  version 2.6.9  protocol version 29

On www.smontanaro.net it is

    rsync  version 3.0.3  protocol version 30

Any suggestions?

--
Skip Montanaro - address@hidden - http://www.smontanaro.net/


Emacs  : GNU Emacs 22.3.2 (i386-apple-darwin9.5.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0)
 of 2009-01-11 on plume.sr.unh.edu - Aquamacs Distribution 1.6
Package: tramp (2.0.58-pre)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-ls-command nil
 tramp-test-groks-nt nil
 tramp-file-exists-command nil
 tramp-current-multi-method nil
 tramp-current-method "rsync"
 tramp-current-user nil
 tramp-current-host "udesktop116.wacker.trdlnk.com"
 tramp-auto-save-directory nil
 tramp-default-method "scp"
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-default-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/opt/app/bin" "/usr/xpg4/bin" "/bin" "/usr/bin" 
"/usr/sbin"
                     "/usr/local/bin" "/usr/ccs/bin" "/local/bin" 
"/local/freeware/bin"
                     "/local/gnu/bin" "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin"
                     "/usr/contrib/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin\\( .*\\)?: *"
 ;; variable encoded due to non-printable characters
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp (base64-decode-string 
"Xi4qXChbcFBdYXNzd29yZFx8cGFzc3BocmFzZVwpLio6AD8gKg==")
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection 
\\(?:\\(?:clo\\|refu\\)sed\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login 
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|Name or service not known\\|\\(?:Permission 
denied\\|Sorry, try again\\)\\.\\).*\\|^.*\\(Received signal [0-9]+\\).*"
 tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp "\\(Are you sure you want to continue connecting 
(yes/no)\\?\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-yn-prompt-regexp "\\(\\(?:Store key in cache\\? (y/\\|Update cached 
key\\? (y/n, Return cancels connectio\\)n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp "\\(TERM = (.*)\\|Terminal type\\? 
\\[.*\\]\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:/  
]*\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\):\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 6)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-multi-file-name-structure 
'("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\)\\)?\\(\\(:%s\\)+\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 3 -1)
 tramp-multi-file-name-hop-structure '("\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\([^:/    
]*\\)@\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.#-]*\\)" 1 2 3)
 tramp-multi-methods '("multi" "multiu")
 tramp-multi-connection-function-alist '(("telnet" tramp-multi-connect-telnet
                                          "telnet %h%n")
                                         ("rsh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "rsh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("remsh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "remsh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("ssh" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "ssh %h -l %u%n")
                                         ("ssht" tramp-multi-connect-rlogin
                                          "ssh %h -e none -t -t -l %u%n")
                                         ("su" tramp-multi-connect-su "su - 
%u%n")
                                         ("sudo" tramp-multi-connect-su
                                          "sudo -u %u -s -p Password:%n")
                                         )
 tramp-methods '(("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-1" "-e" 
"none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-1")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-2" "-e" 
"none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-2")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh1") (tramp-copy-program "scp1")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh2") (tramp-copy-program "scp2")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "rsync")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-e" "ssh")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-t")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remcp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-1" "-e" 
"none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-1")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-2" "-e" 
"none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args ("-2")) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh1") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh2") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("remsh" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-telnet)
                  (tramp-login-program "telnet") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su)
                  (tramp-login-program "su") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-" "%u"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-su)
                  (tramp-login-program "sudo") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args ("-u" "%u" "-s" "-p" "Password:"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("multi" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-multi)
                  (tramp-login-program nil) (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scpc" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args
                   ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p" "-o" "ControlMaster=yes" "-e"
                    "none")
                   )
                  (tramp-copy-args
                   ("-o" "address@hidden:%%p" "-o" "ControlMaster=auto"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args ("-e" "none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-connection-function 
tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "krlogin") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-x"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("plink1" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program nil)
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-1" "-ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program "pscp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh") (tramp-login-args ("-ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line "xy"))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-connection-function tramp-open-connection-rsh)
                  (tramp-login-program "fsh") (tramp-copy-program "fcp")
                  (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i") (tramp-login-args ("sh" "-i"))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///865a72de6d796159175cf0328a0f925c"
 tramp-coding-commands '(("mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b" base64-encode-region
                          base64-decode-region)
                         ("mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b" base64-encode-region
                          base64-decode-region)
                         ("recode data..base64" "recode base64..data"
                          base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout"
                          tramp-uuencode-region uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -" tramp-uuencode-region
                          uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p" tramp-uuencode-region
                          uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("uuencode xxx" "tramp_uudecode" tramp-uuencode-region
                          uudecode-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode_with_module" "tramp_decode_with_module"
                          base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                         ("tramp_encode" "tramp_decode" base64-encode-region
                          base64-decode-region)
                         )
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                              (tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login)
                              (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno)
                              (tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn)
                              (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-terminal)
                              (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-process-alive))
 tramp-actions-copy-out-of-band '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                                  (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp
                                   tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-copy-failed-regexp 
tramp-action-copy-failed)
                                  (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-out-of-band))
 tramp-multi-actions '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-password)
                       (tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-multi-action-login)
                       (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-multi-action-succeed)
                       (tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-multi-action-succeed)
                       (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-permission-denied)
                       (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-multi-action-process-alive))
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 ;; variable encoded due to non-printable characters
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern (base64-decode-string 
"XlteIyQlPgpdKlsjJCU+XSAqXCgbXFtbMC05O10qW2EtekEtWl0gKlwpKg==")
 tramp-chunksize nil
 tramp-backup-directory-alist nil
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying nil
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 backup-directory-alist nil
 file-name-handler-alist 
'(("\\.Z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.bz2\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.tbz\\'\\|\\.tgz\\'\\|\\.g?z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.dz\\'"
 . jka-compr-handler)
                           ("^/$\\|^/[^/:][^/]*$" . 
tramp-completion-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/:" . file-name-non-special))
 )

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Description: *debug tramp/rsync udesktop116.wacker.trdlnk.com*

txtYBu7NatXhH.txt
Description: *tramp/rsync udesktop116.wacker.trdlnk.com*