rsync - Nov 2003 - minimalist rsync on windows

Hi,
Is the rsync-minimalist still supported for windows?  I am using Windows
XP Home.  I am testing, to get a solution for a client.  The minimalist
looked very nice--a cygwin.dll and an rsync and an ssh.exe.  However, I
can connect with ssh, but not with rsync over ssh using these files.  I
have also tried plink from putty with this rsync.  I gather from a lot of
the messages that the consenus is to install Cygwin.  However, I used a
long time ago and it was nasty.  Visiting their site and perusing the docs
confirms it is still pretty complicated for the task.  I don't want the
registry modified,  I want it to be a small simple install with a few
files only.  Is this possible?  Ideally, a tech inserts a cd, drags a
folder to the C:\ drive, modifies the setup.bat file on a few lines, and
that's it. How can I do this?

Brian

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I am trying to use cwRsync, which is a more current solution than the
rsync-minimalist software and still small and easy to use.  However, I
have the same errors regardless.

If I call from a dos window:  
rsync -e "plink.exe -pw *****" file brian@192.168.0.98:/home/brian/  
should there be a rsync server on my remote machine, (192.168.0.98)
running with a related rsyncd.conf file?  (plink is the command-line
version of ssh in putty.)

Brian


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Hi again,

Well, I know that there many other solutions. I can only describe what works
for me:

1  Install cygwin ssh.exe and related DLLs (cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll, cygz.dll)
in the cwrsync directory
2. On rsync server side, MAKE a symbolic link to rsyncd.conf from your home
directory
3. Run the following command to initiate rsync over ssh

    rsync --rsh "ssh -l <login>" <myfiles on my pc>
<server>::<module>

Maybe your plink works just fine instead of ssh. Then you can skip step 1.

Rgrds Tev
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian" <b_rose@shaw.ca>
To: "Tevfik Karag?lle" <tevfik@itefix.no>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:53 AM
Subject: Re: minimalist rsync on windows

> Hi Tevfik,
> Yes, thank-you.  I am trying to use it.  But, I am just
> having a lot of trouble and I am sure it is something very
> small.
> I attached the /var/log/auth.log messages for 1 rsync
> attempt when trying to connect using this command:
>
> C:\Program Files\cwRsync>rsync -e "plink.exe -pw *****"
> css1.css brian@192.168.0.98:bree
> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes read so far)
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12)
> at io.c(165) rsync: read error: Connection reset by peer
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12)
> at /tmp/rsync-2.5.6/i o.c(177)
>
> -- plink is a command-line ssh program from the Putty
> distribution.  I put plink in the same cwrsync dir.  Can you
> please look at my attached log entries for this connection,
> (not to long)?
>
>
> --- 
> My relevant rsyncd.conf:
>
> # GLOBAL OPTIONS
>
> log file=/var/log/rsyncd.log
> pid file=/var/run/rsyncd.pid
> syslog facility=daemon
> #socket options>
> # MODULE OPTIONS
>
> [bree]
>
> comment = public archive
> path = /home/rsync_test/bree
> use chroot = yes
> lock file = /var/lock/rsyncd
> read only = no
> list = yes
> uid = root
> gid = root
> auth users = brian stacey
> ignore errors = no
> ignore nonreadable = yes
> transfer logging = no
> timeout = 600
> refuse options = checksum, dry-run
> dont compress = *.gz *.tgz *.zip *.z *.rpm *.deb *.iso
> *.bz2 *.tbz
>
> ----
> Also, my desired result is to have something like yours or
> the rsync-minimalist version with an open license but very
> few files and small in space requirements.   I will be using
> rsync only as a client to connect and backup to a Linux
> server.
>
>  Brian
>
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Hi all,
> 
> 1  Install cygwin ssh.exe and related DLLs (cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll, cygz.dll)
> in the cwrsync directory
Is there a page on the cygwin site where I can download only the ssh
client related files?

Brian
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