On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:49 AM, threehappypenguins <backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com> wrote: > > I had assumed that he meant the command prompt that in windows. I ran it as > an Administrator and I tried putting the line for Windows XP (changing cygwin > to cygwin64 where appropriate). I got the following result: > > 'cygrunsrv.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file.
The cygwin programs are not in you usual windows PATH. > So then I ran the cygwin terminal as an Administrator. I put in the line the > tutorial gave and nothing happened. So I assumed it worked, because when I > put it in again, it said that it couldn't do it because the service was > already running. So then I put "net start rsync". I got the following result: > > The service did not start due to a logon failure. > > I right clicked on Computer and clicked on Manage. I found the rsync service > and saw that it was set to run Automatically, but it wasn't running. I tried > to start it and it said the exact same thing as in the cygwin terminal. I haven't used windows 8 but I think it makes it hard to do things with administrator rights. According to this: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755249.aspx you should still be able to configure the service to log on as a user with access to the files. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/