selfupdate command not updating - Mac OS X10.6.8

[mlewis_1@…]

I downloaded the MacPorts: 3.2.2 on my Mac OS X 10.6.8 I also updated my XCode 3.2.2

After installation I ran the command sudo port -d selfupdate:

this is the result:

Warning: No index(es) found! Have you synced your source indexes?
--->  Updating the ports tree
DEBUG: Synchronizing ports tree(s)
Synchronizing local ports tree from rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports.tar
DEBUG: /usr/bin/rsync -rtzv --delete-after rsync://rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs/ports.tar/ /opt/local/var/macports/sources/rsync.macports.org/release/tarballs
receiving file list ... rsync: change_dir "tarballs/ports.tar" (in release) failed: Not a directory (20)
done

sent 4 bytes  received 9 bytes  8.67 bytes/sec
total size is 0  speedup is 0.00
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-40/rsync/main.c(1400) [receiver=2.6.9]
Error: Synchronization of the local ports tree failed doing rsync
DEBUG: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed
    while executing
"macports::selfupdate [array get global_options]"
Error: /opt/local/bin/port: port selfupdate failed: Couldn't sync the ports tree: Synchronization of 1 source(s) failed

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

Please remember to use WikiFormatting and to preview your post. Setting priority to high is reserved for MacPorts developers, so please don't do that.

The sync works fine for me, so it's not a server issue. This makes your ticket a FAQ, see wiki:FAQ#selfupdatefails.

If you need further assistance, please use the macports-users mailing list for support. Trac is for bugs only, and this is not a bug.