rsync2.5.6 can't find system config file

[Chris Hare, CISSP, CISA]

I am still stuck with this problem.  Does anyone have any advice?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hare" <chare_cissp at yahoo.com>
To: <rsync at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 7:10 PM
Subject: rsync2.5.6 can't find system config file


>
> I had rsync2.5.5 running fine ona RedHat Linux 8 system.  I downloaded the
rsync2.5.6 code and it compiled with no problems.  However, operations which
worked before are now failing.  Here is my rsyncd.conf file
>
> uid = nobody
> gid = nobody
> # use chroot = no
> max connections = 4
> syslog facility = local5
> pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
> motd file = /etc/rsyncd.motd
>
> [ftp]
>         path = /var/ftp/pub
>         comment = whole ftp area
>         read only = yes
>         list = yes
>         ignore nonreadable = yes
>
> [movies]
>         path = /var/ftp/pub/movies
>         comment = Movies and Video Clips
>
> [slides]
>         path = /var/ftp/pub/slides
>         comment = Slides and Pictures (requires authentication)
>         auth users = chare, hawkins
>         secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
>         uid = 500
>         gid = 500
>         read only = yes
>         list = yes
>         hosts allow = 192.168.0.3
>
>
> Executing the command
>
> [chare at gw chare]$ rsync -vvvv 192.168.0.3::slides//
> opening tcp connection to 192.168.0.3 port 873
>
> Password:
> @ERROR: auth failed on module slides
> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (91 bytes read so far)
> _exit_cleanup(code=12, file=io.c, line=165): entered
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(165)
> _exit_cleanup(code=12, file=io.c, line=165): about to call exit(12)
>
>
> fails, whereas it worked before.  Likewise
>
> [chare at gw chare]$ rsync -avvvv --rsh="ssh -l chare" chare at 192.168.0.3::
> cmd=ssh -l chare machine=192.168.0.3 user=chare path=
> cmd=ssh -l chare 192.168.0.3 rsync --server --daemon .
> opening connection using ssh -l chare 192.168.0.3 rsync --server --daemon
.
> chare at 192.168.0.3's password:
> rsync: unable to open configuration file "rsyncd.conf": No such file or
directory
> rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at clientserver.c(502)
> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes read so far)
> _exit_cleanup(code=12, file=io.c, line=165): entered
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(165)
> _exit_cleanup(code=12, file=io.c, line=165): about to call exit(12)
>
>
> Now, rsyncd can't seem to find the /etc/rsyncd.conf file, even though it
is there and hasn't changed.
>
> Ideas??
>
> Chris
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