rsync - Feb 2011 - Rsync 3.0.07

Got rsync daemon working, but I am trying to set some variables in the
rsyncd.conf file:
here is my rsyncd.conf file:


use chroot = false
strict modes = false
hosts allow = *
log file = cygdrive/f/rsyncd.log
uid = 0
gid = 0

# Module definitions

[BackupArea]
path = /cygdrive/f/backup/test/%computerName% <---------- This is how I want
it to work...
read only = false
transfer logging = yes

When I try to rsync I am getting this error:

@ERROR: chdir failed
rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1506) [sen
der=3.0.7]

Rsync daemon log states:

02/10 16:57:32 [280] rsync: chdir /cygdrive/f/backup/test/%computerName% failed
: No such file or directory

here is what I read in the rsncd.conf documentation:
You may base the path's value off of an environment variable by surrounding
the variable name with percent signs. You can even reference a variable that is
set by rsync when the user connects. For example, this would use the authorizing
user's name in the path:

    path = /home/%RSYNC_USER_NAME%

Any idea what this is not working?

Can we use dynamic modules?
Set global parameters?

I can do this outside of the rsync daemon.

Chad Franks
Engineer, Network Services
Crowley Maritime Corp.





Chad Franks
Engineer, Network Services
Crowley Maritime Corp.



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On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:55 AM, <Chad.Franks at crowley.com> wrote:
>  You may base the path's value off of an environment variable by
> surrounding the variable name with percent signs.
>
Are you using 3.1.0dev?  This is not something that 3.0.x supports.  Is the
variable exported in the environment of the daemon?  e.g. if xinetd is
spawning it, is that variable set for programs that are spawned that way?
 You may be able to use a pre-xfer exec program to output the environment to
a file to see what is available.

..wayne..
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