(filed with support)
OD 6.0.1 server (solaris) going to a 5.6 (with patch) receiver.
File list deployment.
What is interesting is that OD thought 2 files are directories:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<iwodManifest type="transfer">
<profile srcPlatform="UNIX" srcDir="/default/main/CGISS/Products/en_GB/CGISSProductPortfolio/STAGING" trgPlatform="MSWIN32" trgDir="G:/Sites/ge-uat.motorola.com/wwwroot/Preview/Contentdir/en_GB"/>
<item path="Product/ProductDescription/N2CS/MU500_Prod_Desc.xml" type="FILE" reason="filelist" action="NEW" status="COMPLETED" statusDetail="" srcDir="/default/main/CGISS/Products/en_GB/CGISSProductPortfolio/STAGING" trgDir="G:/Sites/ge-uat
.motorola.com/wwwroot/Preview/Contentdir/en_GB"/>
<item path="Images/ProductPhotography/MU500_72_171x171.jpg"
type="DIRECTORY" reason="filelist" action="DELETE" status="COMPLETED" statusDetail="" srcDir="/default/main/CGISS/Products/en_GB/CGISSProductPortfolio/STAGING" trgDir="G:/Sites/ge-uat.motorola.com/wwwroot/Preview/Contentdir/en_GB"/>
<item path="Product/ProductDescription/N2CS/MU700_Prod_Desc.xml" type="FILE" reason="filelist" action="NEW" status="COMPLETED" statusDetail="" srcDir="/default/main/CGISS/Products/en_GB/CGISSProductPortfolio/STAGING" trgDir="G:/Sites/ge-uat.motorola.com/wwwroot/Preview/Contentdir/en_GB"/>
<item path="Images/ProductPhotography/MU700_72_171x171.jpg"
type="DIRECTORY" reason="filelist" action="DELETE" status="COMPLETED" statusDetail="" srcDir="/default/main/CGISS/Products/en_GB/CGISSProductPortfolio/STAGING" trgDir="G:/Sites/ge-uat.motorola.com/wwwroot/Preview/Contentdir/en_GB"/>
</iwodManifest>
from the log file:
Directories deployed : 0 Files deployed : 2 Links deployed : 0
Directories failed : 0 Files failed : 0 Links failed : 0
Directories deleted : 2 Files deleted : 0 Links deleted : 0
So OD went through and deleted my docroot on the destination server. Needless to say the users were unamused.
Anyone see anything like this before ? How does OD decide file vs directory ?
I am loathe to try to reproduce it since I really want my site to stay up over the long weeken.

Andy