incompatibility with latest rsync 3.2.4

[clusterx]

Details:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2032506#p2032506

temporary solution - downgrade rsync to version 3.2.3-4
pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/r/rsync/rsync-3.2.3-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

[dogknowsnx]

I haven't encountered any issues so far running timeshift on a fully updated arch system. What error messages does rsync give? Have you reported the issue there, as well?

[MightyTree]

Got the same issue, there is barely anything besides "E: rsync returned an error", even with --debug and --verbose flags, as mentioned in the archlinux forum post. Downgrading rsync works for now. And timeshift deletes the fill rsync-log along with the folder once it finishes. Any idea how to retain that?

[Falav]

Thanks @clusterx, I was struggling finding a solution. Downgrading rsync indeed made Timeshift work again.
I use Manjaro, on Unstable branch, so closest to Arch packages versions.

[begin-theadventure]

Woah, I tried to do so many things and wondered why it didn't work..
sudo downgrade rsync, add rsync to IgnorePkg? [y/N] y and rebooted just in case.
Thanks.

[moritz-john]

Downgrading rsync to version 3.2.3-4 also fixed the issue for me.
Now I am able to create and see snapshots in the timeshift GUI again.

[CodeCubeNeo]

Well someone needs to figure out why it's incompatible with the latest rsync

[miicat]

Timeshift GUI didn't work, but it worked on terminal with rsync 3.2.4-1
Downgrading to 3.2.3-4 fixed the GUI

[JoonasPitk]

For me, the GUI works and creates a snapshot folder, but it is not listed.
CLI is also borked, where the folder I just made with the GUI isn't recognised. Also, if I try to create a snapshot through terminal, it fails and deletes my manual snapshot as well...

The manual snapshots are missing the info.json files.

[Reno-Sifana]

Thanks @clusterx, I was struggling finding a solution. Downgrading rsync indeed made Timeshift work again. I use Manjaro, on Unstable branch, so closest to Arch packages versions.

I also experienced it a few days ago. Timeshift suddenly creates a snapshot every hour. But I see in timeshift GUI No snapshot list as usual. Checking with the "systemctl status cronie" command shows that it failed to create a new snapshot. Finally I tried uninstalling timeshift. The intention was to reclaim free space in the /run/timeshift/ folder, I tried the command sudo rm -rf /run/timeshift/, but it showed an error device is busy and my linux couldn't be used. I finally immediately reinstalled my linux

[Reno-Sifana]

Downgrading rsync to version 3.2.3-4 also fixed the issue for me. Now I am able to create and see snapshots in the timeshift GUI again.

I tried in terminal and GUI Finally it works.


But in the update notification there is Rsync 3.2.4.1

[Reno-Sifana]

Details: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2032506#p2032506

temporary solution - downgrade rsync to version 3.2.3-4 pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/r/rsync/rsync-3.2.3-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Why don't you try reporting the bug here https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/issues?q=is%3Aissue

[sarmong]

@Reno-Sifana this version of rsync works fine on it's own, but not with Timeshift

[Reno-Sifana]

@Reno-Sifana this version of rsync works fine on it's own, but not with Timeshift

Okay. I understand what you're saying.
Thank you

[jonathonf]

Has anyone actually tried rebuilding the package against the latest rsync, as with any other AUR package that "breaks" after an update?