I have 5 windows workstations and 1 computer running freebsd 4.4 I want to install rsync on the freebsd computer so I can use it to backup some files/documents on my windows workstations. I want rsync to run automatically every 6pm mon-sat. I wanna ask if there is someone in this list who can give me guidelines on how i can do this. And another question I have is do I need to install samba? i know this is very idiot question... I have been reading the manuals for 3 days already and nothing seems to be working. I need help very badly. :( Needless to say, I am very new to Unix/Linux. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
For some help in getting started, see: http://optics.ph.unimelb.edu.au/help/rsync/rsync_user.html Unfortunately an irritating person at Redhat/cygwin insisted I remove my windoze binaries because I wasn't able to provide full source for cygwin and rsync. So here are some comments I send people that query me: a) rsync binaries for win32/cygwin are now available from the binaries section of the rsync web pages, maintained by someone at redhat I think b) the version attached is so old that you really shouldn't attempt to use it. Get the latest CVS version and add Wayne Davison's patches (see mailing list archives), in particular for use with Windoze systems, then compile it yourself with cygwin c) it's easy to compile under cygwin, and cygwin is easy to install, so I strongly recommend doing that d) also install openssh which compiles cleanly under cygwin and is much more reliable than the ssh that is attached here Sorry I haven't had time to prepare a new release. One day.... On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, amiel ong wrote:> I have 5 windows workstations and 1 computer running > freebsd 4.4 > > I want to install rsync on the freebsd computer so I > can use it to backup some files/documents on my > windows workstations. > > I want rsync to run automatically every 6pm mon-sat. > > I wanna ask if there is someone in this list who can > give me guidelines on how i can do this. > > And another question I have is do I need to install > samba? > > i know this is very idiot question... I have been > reading the manuals for 3 days already and nothing > seems to be working. I need help very badly. :( > Needless to say, I am very new to Unix/Linux. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > >-- Robert Scholten Tel: +61 3 8344 5457 Mob: 0412 834 196 School of Physics Fax: +61 3 9347 4783 University of Melbourne email: r.scholten@physics.unimelb.edu.au Victoria 3010 AUSTRALIA http://www.ph.unimelb.edu.au/~scholten
I"m guessing it's in /etc/sshd_config. ssh issue, not rsync. try "ssh linuxbox uname -a" from a windoze machine. if that doesn't work without a password, neither will rsync.
# To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
PasswordAuthentication yes
PermitEmptyPasswords no
this REQUIRES that a password be used,
Tim Conway
tim.conway@philips.com
303.682.4917
Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC
1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D
Longmont, CO 80501
Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, n9hmg on AIM
perl -e 'print pack(nnnnnnnnnnnn,
19061,29556,8289,28271,29800,25970,8304,25970,27680,26721,25451,25970),
".\n" '
"There are some who call me.... Tim?"
"Thomas Lambert" <thomas@dscassociates.com>
Sent by: rsync-admin@lists.samba.org
11/14/2001 10:05 AM
To: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
cc: (bcc: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS)
Subject: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations
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OK, I might be actually getting this. Here is part of my sshd_config file
RhostsAuthentication no
#
# For this to work you will also need host keys in
/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
RhostsRSAAuthentication no
#
RSAAuthentication yes
# To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!
PasswordAuthentication yes
PermitEmptyPasswords no
# Comment to enable s/key passwords or PAM interactive authentication
# NB. Neither of these are compiled in by default. Please read the
# notes in the sshd(8) manpage before enabling this on a PAM system.
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
Do I just need to change the last line to yes
(ChallengeResponseAuthentication yes) and then when I generate my key on
the
NT box, put in a passphrase.
Or I could change the PermitEmptyPasswords to yes, and then I would not
need
to put in a passphrase when I generate the key.
Am I getting close or still WAY OFF?
----- Original Message -----
From: <tim.conway@philips.com>
To: "Thomas Lambert" <thomas@dscassociates.com>
Cc: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations
> I"m guessing it's in /etc/sshd_config.
> ssh issue, not rsync.
> try "ssh linuxbox uname -a" from a windoze machine. if that
doesn't
work> without a password, neither will rsync.
> >From "man sshd":
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> PasswordAuthentication
> Specifies whether password authentication is allowed. The de-
> fault is ``yes''. Note that this option applies to both
protocol
> versions 1 and 2.
>
> PermitEmptyPasswords
> When password authentication is allowed, it specifies whether
the> server allows login to accounts with empty password strings. The
> default is ``no''.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> If PasswordAuthentication is yes, then you'll need to ensure that
> PermitEmptyPasswords is also yes, or you won't be allowed
passphraseless
> authentication.
> If you're not permitted to change that, just use a simple ssh
passphrase.> >From "man rsync":
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Some paths on the remote server may require authentication.
> If so then you will receive a password prompt when you con-
> nect. You can avoid the password prompt by setting the
> environment variable RSYNC_PASSWORD to the password you want
> to use or using the --password-file option. This may be use-
> ful when scripting rsync.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Wonderful thing, those man pages.
> Good luck.
>
> Tim Conway
> tim.conway@philips.com
> 303.682.4917
> Philips Semiconductor - Longmont TC
> 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite D
> Longmont, CO 80501
> Available via SameTime Connect within Philips, n9hmg on AIM
> perl -e 'print pack(nnnnnnnnnnnn,
> 19061,29556,8289,28271,29800,25970,8304,25970,27680,26721,25451,25970),
> ".\n" '
> "There are some who call me.... Tim?"
>
>
>
>
> "Thomas Lambert" <thomas@dscassociates.com>
> Sent by: rsync-admin@lists.samba.org
> 11/14/2001 08:15 AM
>
>
> To: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
> cc: (bcc: Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS)
> Subject: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations
> Classification:
>
>
>
> I have about 12 NT servers that I want to backup 1 directory to my Linux
> Server. The problem I am having is trying to get it not to ask for the
> user's password. I am trying to use ssh. I just installed the latest
> cygwin on my NT server (1.3.4). Rsync is 2.4.6. What I have tried was
on> the NT machine, I ran ssh-keygen (no passphrase) and then added the
> identity.pub to the Linux box in the /home/thomas/.ssh/authorized_keys.
> When I run:
> rsync -uv -e ssh *.* thomas@linuxbox:backup/
> it asks for a password. Besides asking for the password, it works fine.
> Only the files changed are updated and it is FAST! I saw the ssh-agent.
Do> I need to use it? and how? Is there something I need to do on my Linux
> server? I am pretty new to Linux, and have a long way to go to be an
> "expert", but I can get around.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Thomas Lambert
> VP
> DSC Associates, Inc.
> thomas@dscassociates.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lapo Luchini" <lapo@lapo.it>
> To: <rsync@lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 5:23 PM
> Subject: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations
>
>
> > As officially I'm the mantainer of cygwin's rsync package I
feel I
must> add
> > something.. 0=)
> >
> > > a) rsync binaries for win32/cygwin are now available from the
binaries> > > section of the rsync web pages, maintained by someone at
redhat I
> think
> >
> > Maintained by me, I don't work for redhat, and sadly I have a bit
too
> little time
> > to maintain it as I should...
> >
> > > b) the version attached is so old that you really shouldn't
attempt
to> use it.
> > > Get the latest CVS version and add Wayne Davison's patches
(see
> > > mailing list archives), in particular for use with Windoze
systems,> > > then compile it yourself with cygwin
> >
> > ...but not so little not to compile it with Wayne's patches
(actual
> patch
> is the
> > latest anti-hang available at the date of the release of cygwin's
> rsync-2.4.6-2
> > package) ;-)
> >
> > If there's some patch that I missed (I read this mailing list
since
when> I
> began to
> > mantain that package, but reading only headers of most messages maybe
I> missed
> > something...) please point it to me and I'll release a new verison
> shortly
> =)
> >
> > Please note that I'm not an "expert programmer" of
rsync, just a
person> that likes
> > and uses it (and wants maybe to become such an expert, btw): in cygwin
> one
> package
> > can't exist in the distribution if there's not a mantainer...
so I
hope> that the
> > effort I put in it is not wasted, even if it's maybe not enough...
[I've> got a bit
> > of guild for that eheh]
> >
> > > c) it's easy to compile under cygwin, and cygwin is easy to
install,
> so
> I
> > > strongly recommend doing that
> >
> > That's true, it compiles out-of-the box.
> > The main problem is that in winsocks if the socket is closed a RST is
> sent, not
> > flushing the cache.
> > This creates many errors at the end of trasnfer, especially in the
> daemon
> mode
> > (which is not addressed by the patch I used, I bet).
> >
> > > d) also install openssh which compiles cleanly under cygwin and
is
> much
> > > more reliable than the ssh that is attached here
> >
> > Compiles cleanly and is available as a binary.
> >
> > If anyone wants to ask some more question.. feel free, even if I
don't
> know nothing
> > "special" about it, as I said I had not had the time to
completely
study> and
> > understand rsync source...
> >
> > C ya,
> > Lapo
> >
> > --
> > Lapo Luchini
> > lapo@lapo.it (PGP & X.509 keys available)
> > http://www.lapo.it (ICQ UIN: 529796)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Thomas Lambert
2001-Nov-16 00:10 UTC
rsync: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations
ssh is version 2.9. RedHat 7.1. I try to keep the latest updates, but sometimes I get behind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Dykstra" <dwd@bell-labs.com> To: <rsync@lists.samba.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:02 PM Subject: Re: rsync: Re: using rsync to backup windows workstations> On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 04:23:32PM -0500, Thomas Lambert wrote: > > THAT WAS IT!!!!!! I just had authorized_keys and not authorized_keys2.I> > knew I had to be close. > > > > THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! > > Then your server just be older than openssh 3.0. Right? > > - Dave Dykstra >