lchown() error in rsnapshot 1.2.9

Hello

Have just upgraded rsnapshot from 1.2.1 to 1.2.9. I use gentoo (gcc 3.4.6) and 
1.2.1 has operated perfectly since original install.  I now get the following 
error (snipped):

Setting locale to POSIX "C"
echo 20811 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid 
/bin/rm -rf /usr/.snapshots/hourly.5/ 
mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.4/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.5/ 
mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.3/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.4/ 
mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.2/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.3/ 
mv /usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/ /usr/.snapshots/hourly.2/ 
native_cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0", "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1") 
WARNING: Could not lchown() 
symlink "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/home/hamish/.DCOPserver_rugosa_:0"
WARNING: Could not lchown() 
symlink 
"/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/home/hamish/.adobe/Acrobat/7.0/Cert/curl-ca-bundle.crt"
WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink

<snipped many identical WARNINGS>

WARNING: Could not lchown() 
symlink 
"/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/qws/linux-x86_64-g++/qplatformdefs.h"
WARNING: Could not lchown() 
symlink 
"/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/localhost/usr/share/cursors/xorg-x11/gentoo-silver/cursors/top_left_arrow"
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
rsnapshot encountered an error! The program was invoked with these options:
/usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR: rsync_cleanup_after_native_cp_al() only works on directories
ERROR: Error! cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0/", "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/")
/usr/bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: \
    ERROR: Error! cp_al("/usr/.snapshots/hourly.0/", \
    "/usr/.snapshots/hourly.1/") 
rm -f /var/run/rsnapshot.pid 

I can find no other ref. to this error other than on linuxpakistan site where 
user just advises he solved problem.  Without explanation. Can anyone point 
me in the right direction?

TIA 

Bogo


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