ssh->rsync->newbie

[David Dahl]

Title: ssh->rsync->newbie

warning: rsync/sysadmin newbie question...

I want to sync the web directory from my production server to my backup server (through ssh).  rsync is working fine, except that it doesn't seem to authenticate my rsync user which is not a system user.  If  I run the command  manually, sshd asks for the far end user's password.  If I use that user's password, the files are rsynced to a direcory inside the user's home directory, (i.e.: /root/www/).

Do I need to write a shell script that allows for sshd authentication and rsyncd authenication?  Does anyone have an example script that uses the same procedure?

here are my config files and command:

rsyncd.conf:

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motd file = /etc/rsyncd.motd
log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock
max connections = 2
[www]
path = /var/www/html
comment = path to HTDOCS dir
uid = nobody
gid = nobody
read only = no
list = yes

auth users = www

hosts allow = 10.10.10.10

secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.scrt

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rsyncd.scrt:

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www:password

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rsync command:

rsync --verbose  --progress --stats --compress --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh \
      --recursive --times --perms --links --delete \

  /www/htdocs/* 10.10.10.10:www

thanks in advance!

David Dahl

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