kirrus wrote: > > Trying on the command line, with the backuppc user & pass, gives this: > rsync --port 873 roger-d...@roger-desk::kDrive > Password: > @ERROR: chdir failed > rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at > main.c(1383) [receiver=2.6.9] >
The reason is always that rsync can't access the required directory. Maybee because of access rights but also possible the directory not exists. > > On the server, it logs this: > 2009/08/14 14:37:59 [3592] name lookup failed for 10.12.0.1: Unknown > server error > > 2009/08/14 14:37:59 [3592] connect from UNKNOWN (10.12.0.1) > > 2009/08/14 14:38:03 [3592] rsync: chdir /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/k: > failed > I am not sure about the ":" at the end of the log message. Also I am not sure if you specify the right path. If you want to backup the drive K: you have to specify "path = /cygdrive/K/" in your rsyncd.conf Please send us your rsyncd.conf file. At least the definition for the share kDrive. br Matthias -- Don't Panic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
