Jean-Michel Beuken wrote:

> hello,
> 
> I have tried to use  "pre-xfer exec"  with rsyncd / cygwin
> 
> I have created a special module to restore in a unique folder  (
> d:/BackupPC )
> 
> ****************************
> 
> $ cat /etc/rsyncd.conf
> ....
> 
> [RESTORE]
> path = /cygdrive/d/BackupPC
> auth users = rbackuppc
> secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
> read only = false
> write only = false
> pre-xfer exec = /bin/pre-exec.sh
> post-xfer exec = /bin/post-exec.sh
> 
> ****************************
> 
> I have respected the recipe described in
> "http://www.itefix.no/i2/node/11306";
> 
> ****************************
> 
> in "/bin/pre-exec.sh" :
> 
> # Shell script for the pre-exec operaions
> cmd /c "c:\cygwin\bin\pre-exec.cmd"
> exit 0
> 
> in "/bin/pre-exec.cmd" :
> 
> @ECHO OFF
> D:
> CD BackupPC
> DEL /F /S /Q *
> 
> ****************************
> 
> I start the restore from CGI interface but it fails :
> 
> ****************************
> 
> Contenu du fichier /data/BackupPC/pc/1h0.030/RestoreLOG.22.z, modifié le
> 2008-12-10 19:54:45
> 
> Connected to 130.104.231.24:873, remote version 30
> Negotiated protocol version 28
> Connected to module RESTORE
> Sending args: --server --super --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D
> --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --relative --ignore-times
> --recursive . RESTORE_1H0.030/
> Sending /beuken/Favorites/Radio Station Guide.url (remote=/Radio Station
> Guide.url) type = 0
>   restore   700  1008/513         197 /Radio Station Guide.url
> Remote[1]: pre-xfer exec returned failure (32256)
> Remote[1]: rsync error: requested action not supported (code 4) at
> /home/lapo/packaging/rsync-3.0.4-1/src/rsync-3.0.4/clientserver.c(840)
> [receiver=3.0.4]
> Read EOF: Connection reset by peer
> Tried again: got 0 bytes
> Done: 1 files, 197 bytes
> restore failed: Unable to read 4 bytes
> 
> ****************************
> 
> any idea ?
> 

I run pre-xfer successfully under Win XP but has no luck with Vista.
Did you use XP or Vista?
Maybee "#! /bin/sh" is necessary in the first line of your
"/bin/pre-exec.sh". I've read that in one thread somewhere.
Did your *-exec.sh have execution rights? Try "ls -alh /bin/*exec.sh"

br
Matthias
-- 
Don't panic


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