--- rdist-6.1.5/src/server.c.mkstemp	2004-05-25 14:29:37.279312752 +0200

+++ rdist-6.1.5/src/server.c	2004-05-25 14:31:27.050744340 +0200

@@ -1479,11 +1479,18 @@

 			*file = '/';

 		}

 		fd = mkstemp(new);

-		if (fd < 0) {

+		/* 

+		 * Don't consider it a fatal error if mkstemp() fails

+		 * because parent directory didn't exist. (Missing 

+		 * parents are created later (in recvfile())

+		 */

+		if ((fd < 0) && (errno != ENOENT)) {

 			error("Cannot set file name.");

 			return;

+		} else if (fd >= 0) {

+			close(fd);

+			unlink(new); /* Or symlink() will fail */

 		}

-		close(fd);

 	}

 	/*