Here is how: Use the KILL.EXE from the NT Resource kit.
On my systems, I use the NT scheduler to run batch files (using the default AT or the GUI WINAT.EXE from the NT resource kit). At the start of each batch file, I use: c:\bin\KILL.EXE rsync This ensure that rsync is not already running! Here is my setup: 1. No need to install cygwin 2. I have FS1 & FS2 to backup on FSX 3. The same client batch file is used (use %COMPTUERNAME%) 4. I backup the client e: drive to the server .bak folders Put into c:\bin of all machines: - rsync.exe - cygwin1.dll - kill.exe - srvany.exe - instsrv.exe Along with these text files (copy everything between the tags): <rsync.bat> SET OPTION=--compress --recursive --times --delete --bwlimit=75 SET SELECT=--exclude "*bak" --exclude "*~" SET SOURCE=/cygdrive/e/ SET SERVER=FSX::%COMPUTERNAME% c:\bin\kill.exe rsync c:\bin\rsync.exe %OPTION% %SELECT% %SOURCE% %SERVER% <EOF> <rsybcd.conf> use chroot = false strict modes = false read only = false [FS1] path = /cygdrive/e/fs1.bak hosts allow = fs1 [FS2] path = /cygdrive/e/fs2.bak hosts allow = fs2 <EOF> <rsyncd_install.bat> c:\bin\instsrv.exe rsyncd "c:\bin\srvany.exe" c:\bin\rsyncd.reg pause <EOF> <rsyncd_remove.bat> net stop rsyncd c:\bin\kill.exe rsync c:\bin\instsrv.exe rsyncd remove pause <EOF> <rsyncd_restart.bat> net stop rsyncd c:\bin\kill.exe rsync net start rsyncd pause <EOF> <rsyncd_stop.bat> net stop rsyncd c:\bin\kill.exe rsync pause <EOF> <rsyncd.reg> REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\rsyncd] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\rsyncd\Parameters] "AppDirectory"="c:\\program files\\rsync" "Application"="c:\\program files\\rsync\\rsync.exe" "AppParameters"="--daemon --config=rsyncd.conf" <EOF> <rsyncd_schedule.bat> at \\fs1 10:00pm /every:m,t,w,th,f,s,su c:\bin\rsync.bat at \\fs2 11:00pm /every:m,t,w,th,f,s,su c:\bin\rsync.bat <EOF> Then double-click on thse for the initial setup: rsync_install.bat rsync_restart.bat rsync_schedule.bat Use these to manage the service: rsync_stop.bat rsync_restart.bat Use this to uninstall: rsync_remove.bat Easy, simple and clean! JF
