Assuming that you want to pull directory c:\backup on machine WIN_SOURCE to directory /var/backup on machine LINUX_DEST :

On WIN_SOURCE :

- Install cwRsync Server (without openssh component)
- Start RsyncServer service
- Add a new module to rsyncd.conf :

On LINUX_DEST :

If you run into permissions problems or your directories' security ACLs are populated by some unwanted groups/users, you need to make sure that:

YES: Cygwin 1.7 binaries used by Cwrsync allow co-existence of multiple Cygwin implementations.

If you're setting up cwrsync to run as a Service on a Windows machine ensure the .conf file has the line:

strict modes = false

otherwise rsync passwords will not work in Windows.

Windows paths may contain a colon (:) as a part of drive designation and backslashes (example c:\, g:\). However, in rsync syntax, a colon in a path means searching for a remote host.

Solution: use absolute path 'a la unix', replace backslashes (\) with slashes (/) and put -/cygdrive/- in front of the drive letter.

Example :

C:\WORK\* --> /cygdrive/c/work/*