rsync - Nov 2001 - Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket

I am getting this error on a Win98SE pc, but not on WinNT4 or Linux Redhat
7.1 or 7.2.

Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket

The command I used was

rsync -e ssh gas.exe 10.105.50.180:src/

It works like I said on NT4 and from my Linux pc.  I have cygwin installed
on the win98 and NT.  Rsync is version 2.4.6  Is it just because Win9x
SU**s?

Also where can I get a list of environment variables that I can use?  I
didn't see a list of them in the MAN or readme.

Thanks
Thomas Lambert
VP
DSC Associates, Inc.
thomas@dscassociates.com

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Thomas Lambert [thomas@dscassociates.com] writes:
> I am getting this error on a Win98SE pc, but not on WinNT4 or Linux Redhat
> 7.1 or 7.2.
> 
> Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket
> 
> The command I used was
> 
> rsync -e ssh gas.exe 10.105.50.180:src/
> 
> It works like I said on NT4 and from my Linux pc.  I have cygwin installed
> on the win98 and NT.  Rsync is version 2.4.6  Is it just because Win9x
> SU**s?
Probably at least partially :-)

But are you running the same Cygwin release on both your win98 and NT
boxes?  I believe this problem may have started showing up with the
1.3.3 Cygwin DLL.  I think reverting to 1.3.2 would fix it although I
don't run either of those yet on my production systems (not that
they're bad, I'm just behind).  There was some discussion on the
Cygwin mailing list on fixing this in the rsync source (perhaps by
adding a shutdown() call), but I also think the Cygwin developers are
trying to resolve it in the 1.3.4 release.

-- David

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I just downloaded the latest cygwin - 1.3.4 and it fixed my problem on my
win98 pc.  :-)

I have a new question now.  I have 12 pc servers (NT4) that only have dialup
access to the internet.  Is there a way I can have them automatically login
when they run rsync (through ssh) to my Linux Server (DSL connection)?  I
was looking at the ssh help/man pages and it said somthing about
/etc/ssh_known_hosts and $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts.  But since they don't have
a "fixed" ip address, what do I have to do?  Is it possible?  Can I
just use
their host/domain names?  Any help would be GREAT!

Thanks.

Thomas Lambert
VP
DSC Associates, Inc.
thomas@dscassociates.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Lambert" <thomas@dscassociates.com>
To: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket

> I am getting this error on a Win98SE pc, but not on WinNT4 or Linux Redhat
> 7.1 or 7.2.
>
> Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket
>
> The command I used was
>
> rsync -e ssh gas.exe 10.105.50.180:src/
>
> It works like I said on NT4 and from my Linux pc.  I have cygwin installed
> on the win98 and NT.  Rsync is version 2.4.6  Is it just because Win9x
> SU**s?
>
> Also where can I get a list of environment variables that I can use?  I
> didn't see a list of them in the MAN or readme.
>
> Thanks
> Thomas Lambert
> VP
> DSC Associates, Inc.
> thomas@dscassociates.com
>
>
>

The server doesn't care where the client connects from... if he stays 
static, your clients won't be hanging waiting to approve a new host key.
no, host name will help... it goes by IP... any host can say it's you, but 
it takes a bit more work to spoof in on your IP, and MUCH more to steal 
the host key.
As long as your dialup client intercepts the connection attempt and makes 
it before ssh or rsync times out, you're golden.


Tim Conway
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303.682.4917
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".\n" '
"There are some who call me.... Tim?"




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I just downloaded the latest cygwin - 1.3.4 and it fixed my problem on my
win98 pc.  :-)

I have a new question now.  I have 12 pc servers (NT4) that only have 
dialup
access to the internet.  Is there a way I can have them automatically 
login
when they run rsync (through ssh) to my Linux Server (DSL connection)?  I
was looking at the ssh help/man pages and it said somthing about
/etc/ssh_known_hosts and $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts.  But since they don't 
have
a "fixed" ip address, what do I have to do?  Is it possible?  Can I
just
use
their host/domain names?  Any help would be GREAT!

Thanks.

Thomas Lambert
VP
DSC Associates, Inc.
thomas@dscassociates.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Lambert" <thomas@dscassociates.com>
To: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 3:09 PM
Subject: Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket

> I am getting this error on a Win98SE pc, but not on WinNT4 or Linux 
Redhat
> 7.1 or 7.2.
>
> Failed to dup/close : The descriptor is a file, not a socket
>
> The command I used was
>
> rsync -e ssh gas.exe 10.105.50.180:src/
>
> It works like I said on NT4 and from my Linux pc.  I have cygwin 
installed
> on the win98 and NT.  Rsync is version 2.4.6  Is it just because Win9x
> SU**s?
>
> Also where can I get a list of environment variables that I can use?  I
> didn't see a list of them in the MAN or readme.
>
> Thanks
> Thomas Lambert
> VP
> DSC Associates, Inc.
> thomas@dscassociates.com
>
>
>