my rsync server is 192.168.0.1 and rsyncd.con is like this #more /etc/rsyncd.conf log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock [test] path = /test comment = test folder uid = test ignore errors read only = false list = true auth users = test strict modes = false secrets file = /etc/test.scrt hosts allow = 192.168.0.2 #more /etc/test.scrt test:test #ls -l /etc/test.scrt -rw------- 1 root root 13 Jan 3 14:12 test.scrt on client machine 192.168.0.2, #more /etc/test.scrt test #ls -l /etc/test.scrt -rw------- 1 root root 13 Jan 3 14:12 test.scrt #rsync -avz /home/test/testfile [EMAIL PROTECTED]::test --password-file=/etc/test.scrt building file list ... done testfile wrote 11053 bytes read 93 bytes 7430.67 bytes/sec total size is 10862 speedup is 0.97 # when i check whether testfile is copied to rsync server 192.168.0.1 ,there is nothing in /test directory. and i check /var/log/rsyncd.log file there is a error like follow: reverse name lookup failed rsync to test from test@unknown (192.168.0.2) cannot create .testfile.RyJ2Ow : Permission denied wrote 73 bytes read 11053 bytes total size 10862 ---------------------------------------------- »¶ÓʹÓà 21CN µç×ÓÓʼþϵͳ http://www.21cn.com Thank you for using 21cn.com Email system