rsync command makes an error of code 12

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Issue

  • rsync command failed with the following messages.
  rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender]
  rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(600) [sender=3.0.6]
  user@host(<path>)%

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 7
  • Package Version: rsync-3.0.6-4.el5

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