rsync refusing to delete non empty directories

[Red Squirrel]

This started recently, I don't get it as this script is the same as any other script I use, but this one is the only one affected.

Basically if a folder in the source gets deleted, when the backup runs, it refuses to delete it from the destination despite the --delete or --delete-after or --delete-during flag (tried all 3).

I get the errors like this:


cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/valentinesday
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/valentinesday
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/thanksgiving
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/thanksgiving
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/misc
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/misc
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/christmas
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/christmas
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event/Halloween Items/Boss Rewards
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event/Halloween Items/Boss Rewards
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event/Halloween Items
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event/Halloween Items
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Halloween Event
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Easter
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events/Easter
cannot delete non-empty directory: scripts/_custom/mobiles/events




The backup script looks like this:


sourcepath="/raid1/applications/remote/ravagerapplications/RunUO/aovalor_test/"

datefile=`date +%a`
pathname="/raid1/backups/servers/ravager/${datefile}_daily/"


mkdir -p ${pathname} > /dev/null
#mkdir -p ${pathname2} > /dev/null


#backup start
echo starting backup from ${sourcepath} to ${pathname}

rsync -rbuv --delete-during ${sourcepath}backups ${pathname}
rsync -rbuv --delete-during ${sourcepath}data ${pathname}
rsync -rbuv --delete-during ${sourcepath}scripts ${pathname}
rsync -rbuv --delete-during ${sourcepath}runuo_core ${pathname}

date > ${pathname}date.txt


The source folder is mounted via a mount.cifs mount. The destination is on a raid5 drive. This is run as root.

 

[NoShangriLa]

man rsync

then scroll down and read option --force below

--force
This option tells rsync to delete a non-empty directory when it
is to be replaced by a non-directory. This is only relevant if
deletions are not active (see --delete for details).

Note for older rsync versions: --force used to still be required
when using --delete-after, and it used to be non-functional
unless the --recursive option was also enabled.


Please UTSL

 

[Red Squirrel]

from my google searching --force was not working to fix this problem but I should have tried it anyway.

Just tried it but still wont let me. I have a feeling its something to do with the source being a mount.cifs share. If I manually delete it with rm -rf it works fine.

 

[Red Squirrel]

weird now it seems most of my other backup jobs are starting to come out with these errors. This really blows. I'll have to write a program that compares both sides and deletes files that don't exist in the source.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
weird now it seems most of my other backup jobs are starting to come out with these errors. This really blows. I'll have to write a program that compares both sides and deletes files that don't exist in the source.

look into unison, it *might* do what you want. i use it to sync my flash drive and ~/ back and forth. as long as permissions on both are set properly it works great

 

[Red Squirrel]

Read up on it, sounds neat, though I'm really hoping to find a way around this rsync issues as rsync is more standard and enabled by default on most servers. Is there maybe a flag I can set to force delete? (other then --force)