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Code:
 
RioSYNCout=$(rsync \
	$OPTS \
	--empeg-progress \
	--stats \
	--times \
	--recursive \
	--delete \
	--copy-unsafe-links \
	--exclude=config.ini \
	--exclude=lost+found \
	--exclude='\.*' \
	$RSYNCSERVER::empeg/drive? / ) || die 8 "Oops - RSYNC error $?"



Having rsync started within $( ... ) is responsible for forking off a subshell. It might be this subshell that is hanging.

Your drives are mounted read/write when you rsync. Why don't you just redirect the output to a file? This will save an extra process.

Pim