"invalid uid rsync" (was Re: rsync HELP!!!) (get a clue about writing Subject lines)

[Martin Pool]

On 22 Apr 2002, Sonu Singh <sonu_mtl at hotmail.com> wrote:

> i get the following error:
> @ERROR: invalid uid rsync

You probably have a line like

  uid = rsync

in the server's rsyncd.conf, but there's no such user defined on the
server.  If you're using a chroot jail, then the passwd file inside
the jail does not contain the uid; you should copy it in or specify
the uid by number.

-- 
Martin