rsyncd server daemon not allowing connections
Todd Curry
todd at curryweb.com
Mon Apr 25 16:29:01 GMT 2005
> Gang, I've read the manual(s), surfed google, spent about 5 hours on this,
> to no avail....
>
> I'm trying to run rsync in server mode and it appears to start normally,
> but it refuses all connections (refuses connection when I tried telnetting
> in on localhost 873!).
>
> I've turned off all firewalls on this server (do I dare tell you guys
> that?...), which is fine: it is on a local network.
>
> I used the following command:
>
> rsync --daemon --server --config-file=/etc/rsyncd.conf .
> It responds normally: @RSYNC 28
You should not use the --server option.
Craig
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Bingo, Craig: that did it. Thanks!
Now, if I get this to work, I have a decent way to replicate a backupPC
server onto a new server, but that is a story for another list, eh?
Thanks!
Todd
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