I forgot to mention that according to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863334 this issue does not exist in version 3.1.1-3. That should help pinpointing the actual problem if you want to backport the fix instead of upgrading the whole rsync package to latest version.
I forgot to mention that according to https:/ /bugs.debian. org/cgi- bin/bugreport. cgi?bug= 863334 this issue does not exist in version 3.1.1-3. That should help pinpointing the actual problem if you want to backport the fix instead of upgrading the whole rsync package to latest version.