Thanks for the reply Dave. I have added your recommended, "read only = no" to rsyncd.conf and put 2 colons as you suggested, and now I get:
rsync /tmp/sheepb.jpg RH72TB::tmp/ @ERROR: Unknown module 'tmp' Should I be able to see the server listening on Port 873? Here is the netstat output: =========================== [root@RH72TB xinetd.d]# netstat -l Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 *:1024 *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 RH72TB:1025 *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:rsync *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:netbios-ssn *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *:telnet *:* LISTEN udp 0 0 *:1024 *:* udp 0 0 192.168.0.20:netbios-ns *:* udp 0 0 *:netbios-ns *:* udp 0 0 192.168.0.2:netbios-dgm *:* udp 0 0 *:netbios-dgm *:* udp 0 0 *:810 *:* udp 0 0 *:sunrpc *:* Active UNIX domain sockets (only servers) Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 1133 /tmp/.font-unix/fs7100 =========================== It doesn't appear to be listed. Regards, Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Dykstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Rsync mail Account" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Need help getting rsync working... > To use the rsync --daemon, you need to use two colons after the server name. > > The next problem you'll probably run into is that you'll need > "read only = no" in rsyncd.conf. > > - Dave Dykstra > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 06:26:12PM +1000, Rsync mail Account wrote: > > I have so far been unable to get rsync to work properly in a test setup. > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > > > Both PCs are running RedHat 7.2. > > > > The Server: > > > > IP Address 192.168.0.202 > > Server Name: RH72TB > > hosts.allow ALL: 192.168.0.201 > > rsyncd.conf: > > [testmodule] > > path = /tmp > > > > > > The Client: > > > > IP Address 192.168.0.201 > > hosts file: > > 192.168.0.202 RH72TB > > > > I have run "rsync --daemon" on the server. > > > > There is a file called "sheepb.jpg" in the /tmp directory of the Client that > > has been chmod-ed to 777. I am logged in with the same username and password > > on both of the PCs. > > > > On the Client, I run: "rsync /tmp/sheepb.jpg RH72TB:tmp/" > > > > Result after 30 seconds: > > RH72TB: Connection refused > > unexpected EOF in read_timeout > > > > There is nothing in /var/log/messages. > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html