Thanks, everyone. I am going to set up ssh on my Windows boxes but at least I have a back up for now.
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 6:17 PM <backu...@kosowsky.org> wrote: > It is safer and more versatile to setup ssh on your Windows machine > and then just use 'rsync' > Rsyncd uses minimal security and an incompatible config format from > rsync-ssh. > > Samual Flossie wrote at about 10:15:17 -0500 on Saturday, January 20, 2024: > > There are several windows rsyncd install/config tutorials. Recommend > > looking at this one: > > https://kifarunix.com/backup-windows-system-with-backuppc-using-rsyncd/ > > > > rsyncd is at cygwin-rsyncd <https://github.com/backuppc/cygwin-rsyncd> > and > > can download Cygwin-Rsyncd installer from Releases page > > <https://github.com/backuppc/cygwin-rsyncd/releases> and and install > it on > > your windows system > > (https://github.com/backuppc/cygwin-rsyncd/releases) > > > > Sam > > > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 12:22 AM Les Mikesell <lesmikes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM Stephen Blackwell < > zephod...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > My external backup drive died recently so I bought a NAS and > installed a > > > docker with Backuppc in it and set it up to backup my Linux box. > Works like > > > a charm. > > > > > > > > Now I want to add my Windows laptop to the list of clients. I was > > > following this guide but I get this error in the XferLOG.bad.z file: > > > > > > > > > > You are supposed to use the rsyncd backup method in backuppc with that > > > setup, not rsync. The difference is that rsyncd expects to connect > > > directly with a listening rsync daemon, not start one with ssh. > > > > > > -- > > > Les Mikesell > > > lesmikes...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > BackupPC-users mailing list > > > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > > > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BackupPC-users mailing list > > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ >
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