I am trying to use the syntax: rsync -av -e "ssh -l ssh-user" [EMAIL PROTECTED]::module /dest
found at http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html but am getting the following: rsync -av -e "ssh -l sshuser" rhost.asu.edu::home uc-sirc1/home/ rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(434) There is an rsync daemon running on rhost.asu.edu and that has a module named home. This is a file server box with only two interactive logins allow, both administrative, so there is no rsync username required to connect to the module. I have public key auth setup with rhost as well -- so ssh works without any password prompting. I have also tried the syntax: rsync -av --rsh=ssh rhost.asu.edu::home uc-sirc1/home/ rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(434) but you see the result is the same. I have tried using the tunnell method described at http://www.samba.org/rsync/firewall.html using syntax like this: ssh -fN -l middle_user -L 8873:target:873 middle except that I don't have a middle system. My script does this: /usr/bin/ssh -fN -L 8730:localhost:873 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/bin/rsync -av rsync://localhost:8730/home uc-sirc1/home/ /bin/kill -9 `/usr/bin/pgrep -lf -u natjohn1 ssh | grep "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" | cut -f1 -d " "` This works... except that for some reason the rsync daemon on the remote host dies --- occasionally... -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing" -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html