Password Authentication

[Matthew Simpson]

Hi Tim,

I have setup rsync as you suggestion for password authentication but 
I get auth failed on module, see below.

$ rsync -vrtuz  --password-file=~.rsyncpw --delete 
projects at host.dyndns.org::projects /home/projects/

password file must not be other-accessible
continuing without password file
Password:
@ERROR: auth failed on module projects

/home/simpson/.rsyncpw
-rw-rw-r--    1 simpson simpson 8 Apr 29 22:51 .rsyncpw

On the server side:
/etc/rsyncd.conf
uid = matt
gid = matt
[projects]
auth users = projects
secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
path=/home/projects
read only=false

/etc/rsyncd.secrets
projects:abcd
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           29 May  8 16:27 /etc/rsyncd.secrets

Thanks for your help. Any clues?

Matt

>close on the rsyncd.conf:  secrets file is  module, not global, so you'll
>need to name the secrets file for each user.
>secrets file format is not user at domain:password.  It knows nor cares who
>it really is or where it comes from.
>apps:appspassword
>userforprojects:userforprojectspassword
>
>See rsyncd.conf:5 contains a wealth of just such information.  In my
>application, I don't use authentication.  In response to your question, I
>read the man page and found the answers.  It took remarkably little time.