17701 – Setting SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org" in /etc/make.conf fails

Bug 17701 - Setting SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org" in /etc/make.conf fails

Summary: Setting SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org" in /etc/make.conf fails

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2003-03-17 12:39 UTC by James R. Webb
Modified:	2003-03-17 12:54 UTC (History)
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Description James R. Webb 2003-03-17 12:39:40 UTC

Setting SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org" in /etc/make.conf results in 
   
@ERROR: Unknown module '*'  
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (441 bytes read so far) 
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(165) 
 
on every mirror.  
  
Something is missing.  
  

Reproducible: Always
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portage-2.0.47-r10

Comment 1 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-17 12:54:48 UTC

syntax has to be like this one

if you'd like to change the server, just replace localhost with eg rsync.gentoo.org 
SYNC="rsync://localhost/gentoo-portage"
-> SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"