>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #946422. --> Reported by: [anarcat](https://www.drupal.org/user/1274) >>> <p>I can't sync a platform to a remote server because rsync somehow tries to remove the /var/aegir directory:</p> <pre>Generated config platform configuration file<br>/var/aegir/config/server_athenakoumbitnet/apache/platform.d/platform_testDrupal61921.conf could not be synced to remote server athena.koumbit.net. Changes might not be available until this has been done. (error: rsync: delete_file: unlink(var/aegir) failed: Permission denied (13) could not make way for new directory: var/aegir rsync: delete_file: unlink(var/aegir) failed: Permission denied (13) could not make way for new directory: var/aegir *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(1058) [sender=3.0.3])</pre><p>Note that /var/aegir is a symlink to /srv/aegir.</p> <p>Full log:</p> <pre>Task starts processing<br>Running: /usr/share/drush/drush.php --context_type='platform' --master_url... (Expand)<br>Drush bootstrap phase : _drush_bootstrap_drush()<br>Found command: provision-save (commandfile=provision)<br>Initializing drush commandfile: drush_make<br>Initializing drush commandfile: drush_make_d_o<br>Initializing drush commandfile: provision<br>Load alias @self<br>Load alias @server_athenakoumbitnet<br>Load alias @server_master<br>Loading apache_ssl driver for the http service<br>Loading apache_ssl driver for the http service<br>Load alias @platform_testDrupal61921<br>Template loaded: /srv/aegir/.drush/provision/provision_drushrc_alias.tpl.php<br>Changed permissions of /var/aegir/.drush/platform_testDrupal61921.alias.drushrc.php to 600<br>Generated config Drush configuration file<br>Changed permissions of /var/aegir/.drush/platform_testDrupal61921.alias.drushrc.php to 400<br>Command dispatch complete<br>Peak memory usage was 7.02 MB<br>Running: /usr/share/drush/drush.php @platform_testDrupal61921 provision-verify --backend<br>Drush bootstrap phase : _drush_bootstrap_drush()<br>Load alias @platform_testDrupal61921<br>Found command: provision-verify (commandfile=provision)<br>Initializing drush commandfile: drush_make<br>Initializing drush commandfile: drush_make_d_o<br>Initializing drush commandfile: provision<br>Load alias @server_athenakoumbitnet<br>Load alias @server_master<br>Loading apache_ssl driver for the http service<br>Loading apache_ssl driver for the http service<br>Including /var/aegir/.drush/provision/platform/backupmigrate/verify.provision.inc<br>Including /var/aegir/.drush/provision_boost/verify.provision.inc<br>Including /var/aegir/.drush/provision/platform/verify.provision.inc<br>Drush bootstrap phase : _drush_bootstrap_drupal_root()<br>Initialized Drupal 6.19 root directory at /var/aegir/platforms/test-drupal-6.19-2.1<br>Drupal sites directory /var/aegir/platforms/test-drupal-6.19-2.1/sites is writable by the provisioning script<br>Undefined variable: sites provision_drupal.drush.inc:334<br>This platform is running drupal 6.19<br>Found 513 modules in base<br>Found 18 themes in base<br>loading profile default<br>Found install profile default<br>Template loaded: /srv/aegir/.drush/provision/http/apache/platform.tpl.php<br>Generated config platform configuration file<br>/var/aegir/config/server_athenakoumbitnet/apache/platform.d/platform_testDrupal61921.conf could not be synced to remote server athena.koumbit.net. Changes might not be available until this has been done. (error: rsync: delete_file: unlink(var/aegir) failed: Permission denied (13) could not make way for new directory: var/aegir rsync: delete_file: unlink(var/aegir) failed: Permission denied (13) could not make way for new directory: var/aegir *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(1058) [sender=3.0.3])<br>apache on athena.koumbit.net has been restarted<br>An error occurred at function : drush_provision_verify<br>Command dispatch complete<br>Peak memory usage was 15.18 MB<br>An error occurred at function : drush_hosting_task<br>Command dispatch complete<br>Peak memory usage was 38.37 MB</pre>