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/*