Matthew Gregan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 2004-09-25T13:03:14+1200, Andrew wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ rsync rsync://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/testu > > Password: > > @ERROR: auth failed on module testu > > > not so great. I can't seem to find anything in google about this > > particular error. > > Use the source, Luke. > > > [testu] > [...] > > secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets > > Are the permissions on your rsyncd.secrets file appropriate?
er, no, they weren't. A quick google for 'rsync secrets permissions' reveals that in fact it doesn't like to be able to be read by too many people. a chmod 600 rsyncd.secrets solved my problem. thanks, Matthew. -- -- |Andrew Tarr | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://arc.stuff.gen.nz |GPG Public Key:- http://arc.stuff.gen.nz/andrew.gpg |_____ "There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportions" --Francis Bacon |~~~~~ |
