[sync-services-developers] Crazily long filename in ~/Library/Application Support/SyncServices/Local/clientdata

[Martin Redington]

Looking at the range of filename length I have in that dir, I suspect
there's some random element to the filename, but its not clear that
its one-to-one with (for example) the sync client name.

Maybe it was just the fact that he was triggering re-registration(and
luckily came out under the limit), rather than shortening the client
name, per se.

On 11/6/05, Michael Lafferty <michael at synaptech.com> wrote:
>
> On Nov 5, 2005, at 11:25, Martin Redington wrote:
>
> > One of my users is reporting the error message below appearing in
> > their logs.
> >
> > Basically, the Sync Framework seems to be trying to create a file with
> > a crazily long filename in ~/Library/Application
> > Support/SyncServices/Local/clientdata
> >
> > The first filename below is 262 chars.
> >
> > 2005-11-06 01:31:57.614 MySync[602] exception while performing
> > selector
> > registerClientWithIdentifier:description:descriptionFilePath: on
> > server: NSInvalidArgumentException [NOTE: this exception originated
> > in the server.]
> > can't create directory /Users/SOMEUSER/Library/Application Support/
> > SyncServices/Local/clientdata/
> > 0063006f006d002e006d0069006c0064006d0061006e006e0065007200650064006a00
> > 61
> > 006e00690074006f0072002e004d007900530079006e0063002e007200650065006300
> > 65
> > 004000720065006500630065002d0061006e0064006500720073006f006e0073002d00
> > 70
> > 006f0077006500720062006f006f006b002d00670034002d00310035: File name
> > too long
> > 2005-11-06 01:31:57.618 MySync[602] [syncThread] Controller Uncaught
> > Exception: [NOTE: this exception originated in the server.]
> > can't create directory /Users/SOMEUSER/Library/Application Support/
> > SyncServices/Local/clientdata/
> > 0063006f006d002e006d0069006c0064006d0061006e006e0065007200650064006a00
> > 61
> > 006e00690074006f0072002e004d007900530079006e0063002e007200650065006300
> > 65
> > 004000720065006500630065002d0061006e0064006500720073006f006e0073002d00
> > 70
> > 006f0077006500720062006f006f006b002d00670034002d00310035: File name
> > too long
>
> An issue resulting in an error nearly identical to this was posted in
> the Apple Discussion forum. This user was using The Missing Sync
> version 5, but I have not yet identified if Mac OS X 10.4.x Server
> was involved, or simply Mac OS X 10.4.3 itself. Inexplicably, he was
> able to eliminate the error by shortening his HotSync name, a change
> he made by using The Missing Sync.
>
>
>
> Michael Lafferty
> Director of Research & Development
> SynapTECH
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