rsync - Dec 2001 - rsync doesn't accept commands

Hello folks,
   I've recently become an rsync user and have installed it on a LinuxPPC
box to sync up to another machine. So I set things up and went to try and start
rsync on the Linux box the software does nothing except list the "read
me" like info. The software just won't accept any commands. I don't
get a log, nothing. Any guesses? I'm stumped along with my coworkers. Any
help would be very appreciated. Have a great day!


Tim ;)

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:30:54 -0600
"Tim Shubitz" <tshubitz@cyclesoftware.com> wrote:
> Hello folks,
>    I've recently become an rsync user and have installed it on a
LinuxPPC box to sync up to another machine. So I set things up and went
to try and start rsync on the Linux box the software does nothing except
list the "read me" like info. The software just won't accept any
commands. I don't get a log, nothing. Any guesses? I'm stumped along
with my coworkers. Any help would be very appreciated. Have a great day!

I'm not sure what you're trying to do... 

If you want to start the server, you need to edit /etc/rsyncd.conf and
then do

  # rsync --daemon

If you want to access this

  rsync mymachine::

-- 
Martin

> 
> 
> Tim ;)
>

Tim:  I'm ccing the list so they'll know what's going on, save
duplicated
effort, suggest other solutions, etc. ... private mail and all, but public 
forum... anyway, here's the deal i see there.
you're telling rsync to use a password file, used for contacting a rsync 
server.  Then, you use the syntax to use external transport.  you need a 
double colon between the server and the module name.  I assume, of course, 
that you have the server configured and running or started by inetd.

I don't get an error using that wrong syntax - the --password-file  option 
is just ignored, but i'm probably running a different version.
It's possible something funny happenned in options processing.  rsync uses 
something called "popt".  I don't know what that means, but it
works for
me.
does "rsync --version" work?  If not, you're just plain not
parsing
commands.  perhaps you'll see something if you trace the execution. strace 
in linux, i believe.

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?"




Tim Shubitz <tshubitz@cyclesoftware.com>
12/18/2001 04:25 PM

 
        To:     Tim Conway/LMT/SC/PHILIPS@AMEC
        cc: 
        Subject:        Re: rsync doesn't accept commands
        Classification: 



Tim,
   Here's what I was typing in on the "client" end: rsync -ra 
--password-file=/path/to/password.pass /path/to/folder/rsynced 
login@rsyncserver:rsyncmodule and I'd end up with rsync spitting out what 
would appear if you just typed "rsync". I've tried putting in the
full
path of "rsync" (/usr/bin/rsync) to see if that would help in any way.
No
luck so far. I've tried outputting errors to a file but get the same 
thing. No matter what I try rsync only "runs" itself without
acknowledging
commands. This is happening on a LinuxPPC box version 2.2.15. Both ends 
are running the same version (2.3.1). Doesn't really matter since the 
software doesn't get to the point where it could talk to another rsync 
process. Also, it won't work locally, same problem. Thanks for the help. 
Have a wonderful evening.


Tim

>which rsync.... make sure you're calling the one you think.  it might be
a
>wrapper script or something.
>failing that, can you show me an example?
>
>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?"