make_bak_dir mkdir failed: File exists (17)

[Per Ångström]

I have an rsync-based backup routine. Today I had the following error:

$ rsync -F -h -av --backup --delete --delete-excluded --force --backup-dir=/media/2TBBackup/backup/.versions/media/hp320/Skannat#2011-07-07#11:21:33 --exclude=*.o --exclude=*~ --exclude=#* /media/hp320/Skannat /media/2TBBackup/backup/media/hp320
    sending incremental file list
    Skannat/neg004c/im4114-2.tif.xmp
    Skannat/neg004c/im4115-2.tif.xmp
    Skannat/neg004c/im4116-2.tif.xmp
    Skannat/neg004c/im4123-2.tif.xmp
    Skannat/neg005c/im4044-2.tif.xmp
[...]
    Skannat/neg023/2003bfl-0169-imh235.tif.xmp
rsync: make_bak_dir mkdir "/media/2TBBackup/backup/.versions/media/hp320/Skannat#2011-07-07#11:21:33" failed: File exists (17)
rsync: keep_backup failed: "/media/2TBBackup/backup/media/hp320/Skannat/neg004c/im4114-2.tif.xmp" -> "/media/2TBBackup/backup/.versions/media/hp320/Skannat#2011-07-07#11:21:33/Skannat/neg004c/im4114-2.tif.xmp": No such file or directory (2)
rsync: stat "/media/2TBBackup/backup/.versions/media/hp320/Skannat#2011-07-07#11:21:33/Skannat/neg004c/im4114-2.tif.xmp" failed: No such file or directory (2)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: rsync 3.0.7-2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 7 11:26:57 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928.1)
SourcePackage: rsync

[Markus Meier (dwe)]

This problem does not exist in rsync version 3.0.3-2 (from debian oldstable). With Versions 3.0.7 and 3.0.8 I have the same problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Simon Déziel (sdeziel)]

The rsync versions mentioned in the bug are very old and the distro version they came with, long out of support. As such, I'll mark the issue as incomplete until this can be reproduced/confirmed with a recent/supported version. Thanks!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for rsync (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]