I would like to use rsync to backup my website to my local computer (OS X). I started of with this guide and got pretty far.

I use the following rsync-line:

rsync -PzrlptgD --del --delete-excluded -r --rsync-path=~/bin/rsync user@server:~/ /local/backup/folder/

I wanted to use the -a option (same as rlptgoD) but it crashes as soon as I use the -o flag.

receiving file list ... 
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (8 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-42/rsync/io.c(452) [receiver=2.6.9]

If I skip the --owner flag it copies the files but I'm not really sure what difference it makes (I've tried to read up on it but found nothing)

Should I just skip using the --owner flag? Or have I done any other mistake?

Thanks in advance

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