Paul Slootman-5 wrote: > >> # rsync -zav --progress root@<remote-server-ip>::realperson >> /random/file-or-directory >> rsync: failed to connect to <remote-server-ip>: Connection timed out >> (110) > > A timeout would indicate a firewall problem, the rsync port (873) is > probably not allowed. >
Yes I understand that ssh is not involved anymore here. I opened up the port on the firewall, so that problem is out of the way. The weird thing is that when I use the following command I dont get an error, I only get the timeout when i use the daemon to connect the remote server: # rsync -zav <remote-server-ip>:/random/file-or-directory/ /random/file-or-directory/ Password: With this command I can transfer files without any errors, it works perfectly. But when I use call the daemon on the remote server, it just sits there and does nothing until the connection times out. I haved double checked the firewall and everything is set up the way it should be. here my config files just in case there is something wrong with them (they look right ok to me): uid = root gid = roots read only = true use chroot = true transfer logging = true log format = %h %o %f %l %b log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log hosts allow = * slp refresh = 300 [realperson] path = /srv/www/vhosts/rsync/backup_out comment = Verzeichnis fuer rsync auth users = root secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets Is there anything else that I can do here? [EDIT: I forgot to say that I will not be back until next tuesday. I will get back to this then... Happy Easter!!!] ----- Computers are like air conditioners. They both dont work, if you open windows. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Suggestions-for-basic-rsync-configuration-tp16025015p16181496.html Sent from the Samba - rsync mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html