rsync 2.5.6 with ssh to a remote server

[Brian R.]

Since I have gotten no replies I think it may be because it
was too long.  Hence, this one is streamlined.


 On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:08:22 -0800
Brian <b_rose at shaw.ca> wrote:

>Hi,
>I would like to use the new interface style:
>
>rsync --rsh="ssh -l username -i key" <src>
>username at host::module, 
>
>however I get "reset by peer" errors. Can someone give some
>
>suggestions, please?  

Relevant output is below.

>Relevant part of my
>/etc/rsyncd.conf:
>
># GLOBAL OPTIONS
> 
>motd file=/etc/motd
>log file=/var/log/rsyncd.log
>pid file=/var/run/rsyncd.pid
>syslog facility=daemon
>#socket options=
> 
># MODULE OPTIONS
> 
>[brian] 
>        path = /home/brian
>        use chroot = true # Do I need this for ssh style?
>        read only = false
>        uid = 1000	# Or these 2 lines?
>        gid = 1000
>        auth users = brian  # And these 3 lines?
>        secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
>        strict modes = true
> 
>
>
>-- I have rsh-style rsync working on windows. --
>C:\kdi>rsync -auvv   /cygdrive/c/kdi/brian
>brian at 192.168.1.64::brian/brian 
> 
>-- If I try with ssh, prints the following error:

>C:\kdi>rsync -auvv --rsh="ssh -i .ssh/id_rsa -l brian" 
>/cygdrive/c/kdi/brian brian at 192.168.1.64::brian/brian
>opening connection using ssh -i .ssh/id_rsa -l brian
>192.168.1.64 rsync --server --daemon .
> Linux aspen 2.4.18-evms #1 Sat Nov 8 00:32:46 GMT-7 2003
>i686 unknown  rsync: read error: Connection reset by
>peer rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code
>12) at io.c(177) 
> C:\kdi>
>
>-- What is the problem here?  Both rsync ends are 2.5.6. 
>Client ssh is OpenSSH_3.7.1p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0,
>OpenSSL 0.9.7c 30 Sep 2003.  

Also, it appears when using ssh and ::, the windows client
passes "rsync --server --daemon." to server.  Is this true? 

Will it use /etc/rsyncd.conf?

----
ContagiousDesign!
web . design . software . photo

Brian Rose .  programmer
Stacey Rose . designer 
(604)-588-8827 . contagiousdesignATshawDOTca