rsync problem

[emily_3]

This is my first time to use rsync,
I tried to transfer files between two linux server, but it failed at the following:
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#rsync host1:/tmp/a /tmp/
host1: Connection refused
unexpected EOF in read_timeout
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Any other configuration I need to do, besides /etc/rsyncd.conf file? Thanks.

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Hi,

Use --timeout option with rsync command and specify 900 as value

--timeout 900

regards,

U.SivaKumar.

[emily_3]

i tried #rsync -C --timeout=900 file1 file2
but still the same error.

Any security need to set up? Thanks.

[Robert Binkhorst]

Hi,

What version of rsync/OS are you using?

In the mean time, this document might help:
http://sunsite.dk/info/guides/rsync/rsync-mirroring02.html

HTH,

Robert

[emily_3]

if i am not wrong, it's Version 1.

[Robert Binkhorst]

And which OS? RedHat AS2.1/SuSe?

[emily_3]

GNU/Linux 2.4.0

[Paul Cross_1]

rsync requires .rhost entries on the remote machine... can you rsh to the rsync recipient without a password?

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

Is rsync/rsh enabled?

["chkconfig rsync on" in RedHat/Mandrake].

Do you have correct .rhosts file?

for root user you should add "rsh" into /etc/securetty file

rgds,
Vitaly

[Michael Creutz]

One should really only run rsync using ssh.

Have ssh passwordless logins and scp
working between the machines.

In bash_profile on both have
"export RSYNC_RSH=ssh"

Then your command should work. Use -v for
help if it doesn't.

For syncing directories, the -a option is nice.

Mike