On 02/06/2020 12:26, A. Dumas wrote:
> Adrian  wrote:
>> Following another failure overnight, I've tried strace.
>>
>> execve("/usr/bin/rsync", ["rsync", "-av", "--delete", "--exclude=/run",
>> "--exclude=/tmp", "--exclude=/proc", "--exclude=/dev", "--exclude=/sys",
>> "--exclude=/var/swap", "--exclude=/var/backups", "--exclude=/var/cache",
>> "--exclude=/media", "/", ":"...], [/* 35 vars */]) =
>> 0
>> ...
>> 
>
> I didn't read that :) but my guess would certainly be that it has nothing
> to do with rsync and everything with a lost connection/route. Maybe a flaky
> ethernet cable or jack? It could happen. Try & set up a ping log from both
> to both and to the router.
>
+1
duff hardware

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