"missing secret for user" using cygwin rsync on Windows XP Home

[Tevfik Karagülle]

Hi,

Maybe you used Notepad and saved your secrets file in Unicode-coding. Try ANSI instead.

Rgrds Tev

http://itefix.no

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsync-bounces+tevfik=itefix.no at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:rsync-bounces+tevfik=itefix.no at lists.samba.org] On 
> Behalf Of Andrew Moore
> Sent: 27. september 2005 15:39
> To: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Subject: "missing secret for user" using cygwin rsync on 
> Windows XP Home
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to set up rsync to allow me to backup a number of 
> Windows machine to a Windows XP Home server using Nasbackup.
> 
> I can get rsync working fine but have been struggling for 
> days to get user authentication working.
> 
> /var/log/rsyncd.log
> 
> 2005/09/27 13:46:37 [1352] rsyncd version 2.6.6 starting, 
> listening on port 873
> 2005/09/27 13:47:50 [4088] auth failed on module modulename 
> from localhost (127.0.0.1): missing secret for user "me"
> 
> /etc/rsyncd.conf
> 
> use chroot = false
> strict modes = false
> log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
> 
> [modulename]
> 
> 	path = /cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/backups
> 	comment = Rsync storage area
> 	read only = false
> 	auth users = me
> 	secrets file = /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/rsyncd.secrets
> 
> /etc/rsyncd.secrets
> 
> me:pass
> 
> The server was started with the following command line:
> 
> cygrunsrv.exe -I "Rsync" -p /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/rsync.exe 
> -a "--config=/cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/rsyncd.conf --daemon -cc 
> -no-detach" -f "Rsync daemon service"
> net start rsync
> 
> The Rsync service is starting.
> The Rsync service was started successfully.
> 
> The client was started with the following command line:
> rsync -vvr /cygdrive/c/folder localhost::modulename opening 
> tcp connection to localhost port 873 opening connection using 
> --server -vvr . modulename
> Password:
> @ERROR: auth failed on module modulename rsync error: error 
> starting client-server protocol (code 5) at 
> /home/lapo/packaging/tmp/rsync-2.6.6main.c(1171)
> 
> As shown above, authentication is failing because it is not 
> picking up the secret for the user.
> 
> I have tried the forums, web searches etc and have tried tons 
> but nothing seems to work.
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Thanks very much,
>   Andrew
> 
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