OK, so the directory being in /home is the culprit, I could reproduce the issue and found where the problem is. At some point rsync added
ProtectHome=on option to its service file, /lib/systemd/system/rsync.service. This has been reverted in upstream git at [1] as it's too restrictive. The fix landed in rsync v3.2.2 which is already in Debian; Ubuntu will pick it up with the next sync. In the meantime you can workaround the problem by manually disabling ProtectHome. Thanks again for reporting the issue and for providing all the details. [1] https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/commit/ce12142c459788b611da5f5d525e0486822b043a ** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Changed in: rsync (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => ubuntu-20.10 ** Also affects: rsync (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: rsync (Debian) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888685 Title: rsync fails after installing level 3.2.1 Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in rsync package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: After installation of rsync.3.2.1 my attempt to sync fails with chroot error. The rsyncd.log indicates that rsync can't find the directories I want to sync. 2020/07/18 10:01:20 [3689] rsyncd version 3.2.1 starting, listening on port 873 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] rsync allowed access on module Bin_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Bin failed: No such file or directory (2) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] rsync allowed access on module Bin_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Bin failed: No such file or directory (2) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] rsync allowed access on module Drawings_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Drawings failed: No such file or directory (2) Dropping back to Ubuntu 20.04 and rsync works again. The rsync update was install 7/18. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: rsync 3.2.1-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu42 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jul 23 10:28:17 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-06 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200609) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.default.rsync: 2020-07-06T11:31:56.141217 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1888685/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
