> yes. it works sometimes, it fails other times. right now its > failing mostly. > > > #!/bin/sh > rsync -azH --delete --exclude=ia64 --exclude=s390\* --exclude=alpha \ > --exclude=centos/2\* --exclude=centos/3.1 --exclude=centos/3.2 > --exclude=centos/3.3 \ > --exclude=centos/3.4 --exclude=centos/3.5 --exclude=centos/3.6 > --exclude=centos/3.7 \ > --exclude=centos/4.1 --exclude=centos/4.2 > --exclude=centos/4.3 \ > altruistic.lbl.gov::mirrors/centos /zdata/mirror It's curious. 1. And ¿what happens if you downgrade rsync client-side to a previous version which runs fine? Maybe it will be enough, at least to determine the error side origin. 2. If this is a registered error of this rsync version you can try the same script without using compress tag (-z), because the rsync CPU consumption is always high.