Not able to use server port with auth..

[J.Saravanan]

Hi *,

I've recently started using rsync. Using ssh I've no problem.
But this time I wanted to use rsync server port to transfer files.
My rsyncd.conf file is..

[test]
        comment = temporary file area
        path = /test
        list = yes
        auth users = max
        secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

and my rsyncd.secrets file has entry..

max:max12max

When I try to transfer "test" to a remote comp. , Without auth and
secrets, The transfer is smooth. But When I want to use auth and secrets
then transfer fails as..

bash$ rsync -a 144.16.251.213::test test
Password:
@ERROR: auth failed on module test 

I dont understand this. Can somebody explain as to how to acomplish this.
All suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,

_Saran_