On 11/28 11:44 , Craig Barratt wrote:
Actually, the rsyncd authentication is a challenge/response type
using an MD4 hash, not plain text. The module and user name are
plain text. Sniffing would allow a dictionary-style attack (like
any challenge/response system) which would be successful if
Crap, I keep forgetting to reply to list. Sorry you're getting this twice, Les.
On 11/28/05, Les Stott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why doesn't anyone like running rsyncd on a windows box standalone? I
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be difficult (and I did get that part
working, I'll post details for
On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 12:08, Tom Trelvik wrote:
If you are using ssh as a transport or simlar then you have to have the
client running an ssh daemon listening for connections before the server
can make an rsync connection over it. Thus you still have to run a
daemon of some kind, and this
Okay, I'm feeling kinda foolish now. All the information you guys
gave me seems very straightforward and helpful, as do the rsync
rsyncd.conf man pages. But I can't seem to get rsyncd working, though
I'm pretty sure it's just me doing something dumb. It keeps failing
with inet connect:
Tom Trelvik wrote:
Okay, I'm feeling kinda foolish now. All the information you guys
gave me seems very straightforward and helpful, as do the rsync
rsyncd.conf man pages. But I can't seem to get rsyncd working, though
I'm pretty sure it's just me doing something dumb. It keeps failing
Oops, resending to the rest of the list, as well ...
On 11/28/05, Les Stott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
if your using rsyncd then under windows xp is has to run as a service
and be started. Verify that it is with the following at a command prompt...
Well, an rsync client definitely *can* spawn an
On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 11:58, Tom Trelvik wrote:
On 11/28/05, Les Stott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
if your using rsyncd then under windows xp is has to run as a service
and be started. Verify that it is with the following at a command prompt...
Well, an rsync client definitely *can* spawn an
Can BackupPC use rsyncd like that, so I don't have to run rsyncd on
the laptop on untrusted networks?
Why doesn't anyone like running rsyncd on a windows box standalone? I
don't get it? Maybe i'm missing something. Many times i've seen posts to
the list with troubles trying to configure
On 11/29 08:52 , Les Stott wrote:
Why doesn't anyone like running rsyncd on a windows box standalone?
It's not encrypted. Neither for the transfer, nor for the authentication.
Don't assume that your local network is safe. :)
2. rsyncd can be set to only allow connections from a single host
On 11/28/05, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
addresses can be spoofed. (Tho you're right, it does present a high hurdle
to overcome).
A hurdle, yes, but not a high one at all.
AFAIK, the authentication is done in plain-text tho; so it's easy for an
attacker to sniff the
Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom writes:
Why doesn't anyone like running rsyncd on a windows box standalone?
It's not encrypted. Neither for the transfer, nor for the authentication.
Don't assume that your local network is safe. :)
2. rsyncd can be set to only allow connections from a single
Tom Trelvik wrote:
Looking through the list archives, I can see things like this have
been discussed plenty before, but I couldn't find a straightforward
"this is a good working solution" kind of post, so I hope you guys
don't mind my asking.
Can someone share a sample host config file
On 11/26/05, Tom Trelvik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looking through the list archives, I can see things like this havebeen discussed plenty before, but I couldn't find a straightforwardthis is a good working solution kind of post, so I hope you guys
don't mind my asking.Can someone share a sample
Looking through the list archives, I can see things like this have
been discussed plenty before, but I couldn't find a straightforward
this is a good working solution kind of post, so I hope you guys
don't mind my asking.
Can someone share a sample host config file to back up a windows
machine
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