[[!comment format=mdwn username="https://me.yahoo.com/a/2grhJvAC049fJnvALDXek.6MRZMTlg--#eec89" nickname="John" subject="comment 3" date="2013-03-18T15:32:31Z" content=""" git-annex version on both machines is 4.20130314. Here is the debug output: [root@titan BoostPro]# git annex --verbose copy --to storage embt-virtual-machines.tar.xz copy embt-virtual-machines.tar.xz (checking storage...) (to storage...) failed git-annex: copy: 1 failed [root@titan BoostPro]# git annex --debug copy --to storage embt-virtual-machines.tar.xz [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"show-ref\",\"git-annex\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"show-ref\",\"--hash\",\"refs/heads/git-annex\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"log\",\"refs/heads/git-annex..de30985dc380b49f50ae82046934457177b8d273\",\"--oneline\",\"-n1\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"log\",\"refs/heads/git-annex..678538248a63e4d4da706a4b703938f6b8e58657\",\"--oneline\",\"-n1\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"log\",\"refs/heads/git-annex..12346a2c23771268e2af5bfa3f813db172493354\",\"--oneline\",\"-n1\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] chat: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"cat-file\",\"--batch\"] [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] read: git [\"--git-dir=/tank/Backups/BoostPro/.git\",\"--work-tree=/tank/Backups/BoostPro\",\"ls-files\",\"--cached\",\"-z\",\"--\",\"embt-virtual-machines.tar.xz\"] copy embt-virtual-machines.tar.xz (checking storage...) [2013-03-18 10:31:33 CDT] call: ssh [\"-T\",\"storage\",\"git-annex-shell 'inannex' '/tank/Backups/BoostPro' 'SHA256E-s51189502084--ad50567a43f10210e7cdae49f91dbfcc449b7f0629795da1fc268993ff59319b.tar.xz' --uuid ad6ef11f-ecad-48d5-af7c-43f8197ac124\"] (to storage...) failed git-annex: copy: 1 failed """]]