>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #950118. --> Reported by: [anarcat](https://www.drupal.org/user/1274) >>> <p>For some reason, /var/aegir/config/foobar isn't created properly here:</p> <pre>Webserver custom pre-configuration ownership of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [message]<br>/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache/pre.d has been changed to hostmaster. [0.4 sec,<br>7.93 MB]<br>Webserver custom pre-configuration permissions of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [message]<br>/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache/pre.d have been changed to 700. [0.4 sec, 7.93<br>MB]<br>Webserver custom pre-configuration path /var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache/pre.d is&nbsp; [message]<br>writable. [0.4 sec, 7.93 MB]<br>Executing: rsync -e 'ssh ' -azv --exclude="*.svn*" --stats --progress --omit-dir-times --delete&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [notice]<br>'/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache/pre.d'<br>'hostmaster@web1.aegirdev.koumbit.net:/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache' [0.4 sec,<br>7.94 MB]<br>&nbsp; sending incremental file list<br>&nbsp; rsync: change_dir#3 "/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet" failed: No such file or directory (2)<br>&nbsp; rsync error: errors selecting input/output files, dirs (code 3) at main.c(632) [receiver=3.0.3]<br>&nbsp; rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (9 bytes received so far) [sender]<br>&nbsp; rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(635) [sender=3.0.3]<br>/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache/pre.d could not be synced to remote server&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [error]<br>web1.aegirdev.koumbit.net. Changes might not be available until this has been done. (error: sending<br>incremental file list<br>rsync: change_dir#3 "/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet" failed: No such file or<br>directory (2)</pre><p>In fact, I don't see where that directory is created at all in the log. To add to the confusion, the apache.conf file transfer actually creates this... as a file!</p> <pre>Template loaded: /var/hostmaster/.drush/provision/http/apache_ssl/server_ssl.tpl.php [1.75 sec, 8 MB]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [notice]<br>Generated config encryption enabled webserver configuration [1.75 sec, 8.01 MB]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [message]<br>Executing: rsync -e 'ssh ' -azv --exclude="*.svn*" --stats --progress --omit-dir-times --delete&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [notice]<br>'/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet/apache.conf'<br>'hostmaster@web1.aegirdev.koumbit.net:/var/hostmaster/config/server_web1aegirdevkoumbitnet' [1.76 sec, 8.01<br>MB]<br>&nbsp; sending incremental file list<br>&nbsp; apache.conf<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1396 100%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.00kB/s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=0/1)</pre><p>fun fun, just before a demo. :)</p>