Les Mikesell wrote:
On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 09:02, Khaled Hussain wrote:
I was wondering if someone could help me understand how the rsync and rsyncd
methods used by backupPC defer in the way data is backed up.
There is limited explanation of this in the documentation and I was curious
how backuppc 'directly' connects to rsyncd, where rsync requires ssh/rsh to
backup data; does not the rsyncd method require an underlying ssh
connection?
Any light on how these methods work would be greatly appreciated.
Rsyncd is where the rsync program accepts connections directly on
a network port instead of being started by ssh. The client
setup and syntax to access it are different, but what happens
after the connection is established is pretty much the same.
Using ssh is more versatile and provides encryption and optional
compression. Rsyncd allows more control over what is visible
to the server and does not have encryption overhead - and the
main reason for using it: it works on windows.
Just like to add this for the archives:
The rsyncd windows app I use is called cwRsync Server
(http://itefix.no/cwrsync), and it is a *fantastic* application. It
creates the services and service account and includes everything you
need for rsyncd and rsyncd+ssh on Windows. There is also an rsync
client, for pulling data from another rsync server (faster than copying
via Windows Explorer via samba IMO).
The only problem I run into once in a while is the XP firewall, but
adding all the .exe files of C:\Program Files\cwRsyncServer\bin to the
exceptions lists, so far, has worked like a charm.
If you've already got Cygwin installed, I'd recommend *not* using
cwRsync as in my experience the multiple copies of cygwin dll's floating
around causes problems. Simply install the rsyncd app via Cygwin if
you've already got Cygwin. As always, your mileage may vary! :)
Best,
- j
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