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

Do you not need to specify the username you wish to log in with, as part
of your rsync request?

ie,

rsync -vvr /cygdrive/c/folder me@localhost::modulename

On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 21:38, Andrew Moore wrote:
> 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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