OK I fixed the problem. the backuppc web interface did not set

RsyncdUserName -> backuppc

in the client.pl file because backuppc is the default value.

-Oz


Cody Dunne wrote:
>
> Oz Dror wrote:
>> Thanks for responding.
>>
>> I have done all the correction that you undigested. I am still 
>> havening the auth issue.
>> When I run the backup in a command line
>> I noticed these lines:
>>
>> Negotiated protocol version 28
>> Got response: 73c7ac91a97cd967d94504b9a6347037
>> Auth: got challenge: Mkx8AVu0NSVA9mANktJ9Tg, reply:  
>> c8eskal82WfZRQS5pjRwNw
>> Error connecting to module home at 192.168.0.97:873: auth failed on 
>> module home
>>
>> what does that mean? Which user failed Authorization.?  My user 
>> account on the vista machine or backuppc user
>
> This is the user that is defined in your rsyncd.secrets file. It 
> shouldn't require any other users. I would first check rsyncd.secrets 
> and make sure you're passing the right password. You set up
>
> RsyncdUserName -> backuppc
> RsyncdPasswd -> samepasswordasinrsyncd.secrets
>
> in the Xfer settings of backuppc, right?
>
>> does the backuppc needs to be an administrator user of the vista machine
>> In my current setup it is not even a user of the vista machine.
>
> Rsyncd should be running as the SYSTEM user, so you won't need a 
> backuppc user on the Vista machine unless you want to be able to ssh 
> into it or the like.
>
> Are you running something like below to test?
> rsync -a [email protected]::home /var/lib/backuppc/testing/ -v
>
> If you're looking for a step-by-step guide that works on Vista, check 
> out my site:
> http://www.cs.umd.edu/~cdunne/projs/backuppc_guide.html
>
> Cody


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