First time install - server on Win2003, client on Linux

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First time install - server on Win2003, client on Linux

Most of my servers are running Linux. I use rsync to back up my live servers to my backup drives, and it works quite nicely. Now I have to start backing up two Windows servers (Windows 2003 Server).
I installed rsycn from this site (itefix.no), version 2.6.5. I editted my rsyncd.conf to look like:
use chroot = false
strict mode = false
hosts allow = *

path = /cygdrive/c
read only = true
transfer logging = yes

I then started the openssh and rsync services manually. Now from the Linux box I am attempting to:

rsync -vru --rsh="/usr/bin/ssh" SvcwRsync@www3:/c /media/ieee1394disk1/www3/c

I get prompted for a password, and enter the pw for that user. I get "Permission denied, please try again.". I try again, using a user name defined in the Windows user base, with a known good password. Same error.

I assume I'm either formatting my request to the Windows server incorrectly or have messed up the config file on the Windows box. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should be looking at first?

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Re: First time install - server on Win2003, client on Linux

Can you try

rsync -vru www3::c /media/ieee1394disk1/www3/c

instead ?

The command above allows you to get contact with the rsync daemon directly (port 873). Consider to establish an ssh-based external secure channel if you want to run all this stuff securely.

itefix
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Re: First time install - server on Win2003, client on Linux

Can you try

rsync -vru www3::c /media/ieee1394disk1/www3/c

instead ?

The command above allows you to get contact with the rsync daemon directly (port 873). Consider to establish an ssh-based external secure channel if you want to run all this stuff securely.

Yep, that does it - thanks! Now I can figure out the ssh part myself. 

Dan

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