See the wiki section (link <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/view-logs#journalctl>) for how to find your logs with journalctl.
At this point we'd need to see all the logs from weewx startup through a couple report cycles 'and' your weewx.conf file. Be sure to obfuscate any usernames/passwords therein before posting. On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 6:39:09 AM UTC-7 Chris Eidem wrote: > I can rsync files with that user, so it's there and it works. I changed > the server name in the weewx.conf file and restarted weewx. > > One mention of rsync at all in the logs (jounalctl -b -e, is there another > place to look?): > DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found configuration file > /etc/weewx/skins/Rsync/skin.conf for report 'RSYNC' > > rsync is enabled (output from weectl report list): > Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.confNo > > Report Skin Enabled Units Language > SeasonsReport neowx-material Y US N/A > SmartphoneReport Smartphone Y US N/A > MobileReport Mobile Y US N/A > StandardReport neowx-material Y US N/A > forecast forecast Y US N/A > FTP Ftp N US N/A > RSYNC Rsync Y US N/A > > On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 11:42:56 AM UTC-5 vince wrote: > >> You should see 'something' related to rsync in your logs unless you >> massively messed up your RSYNC section or its location in weewx.conf >> >> For example - I took a clean system and enabled RSYNC then added the >> log_failure and log_success lines to make it explicitly log >> failure/success.. >> >> [StdReport] >> ...many lines omitted for brevity... >> [[RSYNC]] >> skin = Rsync >> enable = true >> server = replace_me ### <=== it'll fail on hostname resolution >> user = replace_me >> path = replace_me >> log_failure = true >> log_success = true >> >> It logs the expected failures showing weewx at least ran the uploader. >> >> 2024-05-24T09:27:32.412737-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.engine: Starting main packet loop. >> 2024-05-24T09:30:14.923691-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.manager: Added record 2024-05-24 09:30:00 PDT (1716568200) to >> database 'weewx.sdb' >> 2024-05-24T09:30:14.932831-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.manager: Added record 2024-05-24 09:30:00 PDT (1716568200) to daily >> summary in 'weewx.sdb' >> 2024-05-24T09:30:15.216464-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated 8 files for report SeasonsReport in 0.24 >> seconds >> 2024-05-24T09:30:15.507333-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 56 images for report SeasonsReport in 0.27 >> seconds >> 2024-05-24T09:30:15.508311-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: INFO >> weewx.reportengine: Copied 5 files to /var/www/html/weewx >> 2024-05-24T09:30:16.021060-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: ERROR >> weeutil.rsyncupload: rsync reported errors. Original command: ['rsync', >> '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', '/var/www/html/weewx/', >> 'replace_me@replace_me:replace_me'] >> 2024-05-24T09:30:16.021132-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: ERROR >> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** ssh: Could not resolve hostname replace_me: Name >> or service not known >> 2024-05-24T09:30:16.021153-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: ERROR >> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes >> received so far) [sender] >> 2024-05-24T09:30:16.021170-07:00 deb12pkgtwo weewxd[3052]: ERROR >> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at >> io.c(231) [sender=3.2.7] >> >> >> Another example from one of my weewx instances that rsyncs a skin that >> has literally one file in it: >> May 24 09:35:28 pi4 weewxd-ecowitt[27898]: INFO weewx.manager: Added >> record 2024-05-24 09:35:00 PDT (1716568500) to database 'ecowitt.sdb' >> May 24 09:35:28 pi4 weewxd-ecowitt[27898]: INFO weewx.manager: Added >> record 2024-05-24 09:35:00 PDT (1716568500) to daily summary in >> 'ecowitt.sdb' >> May 24 09:35:29 pi4 weewxd-ecowitt[27898]: INFO weewx.cheetahgenerator: >> Generated 1 files for report ecowitt in 0.03 seconds >> May 24 09:35:29 pi4 weewxd-ecowitt[27898]: INFO weewx.reportengine: >> Copied 0 files to /home/pi/weewx-data/public_html/ecowitt >> May 24 09:35:29 pi4 weewxd-ecowitt[27898]: INFO weeutil.rsyncupload: >> rsync'd 1 files (3,962 bytes) in 0.69 seconds >> >> On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 5:41:43 AM UTC-7 Graham Eddy wrote: >> >>> run the command as user weewx on the weewx box, i hasten to clarify >>> *⊣GE⊢* >>> >>> On 24 May 2024, at 10:39 PM, Graham Eddy <g...@geddy.au> wrote: >>> >>> on source box running weewx, run $ ssh websvr hostname (where websvr is >>> rsync target host) >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/bf19480a-f54e-4dd4-96f2-ac55a091ea6cn%40googlegroups.com.