Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se]
>Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:56 AM
>To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support'
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com]
>>Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:04 PM
>>To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
>>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host
>>
>>[...]
>>Are you confusing rsync and rsyncd?  With rsync, you start the remote
>>rsync via ssh and it sees the whole remote filesystem from the
>>perspective of a remote user.  You can test access from the backuppc
>>server with a command line like 'rsync -av user@host:/path'  If you
>>don't specify a destination, you should see a directory listing (and
>>current versions have an implied -essh argument). With rsyncd, the
>>program is run as a daemon/service and only the paths explicitly
>>mentioned in rsyncd.conf are exposed by their module names.  You can
>>test this with a command like 'rsync -av host::module'  (note double colon).

An unexpected turn of events! I googled for a different ssh-server for Windows 
that does not rely on Cygwin, and came up with something called MobaSSH. 
MobaSSH does however rely on Cygwin anyway, but seems to be working properly 
in my environment. In any case, I installed the Professional-demo, able to 
install and run on a Win2k3 Server-machine (the free Home version only works 
on non-Windows Server-machines). The service seems to be running properly so 
far.

* The rsync test works, I get a file list. See attached txt-file for output.

* The passwordless login from my BPC-server also works. See attached txt-file 
for output.

* Added the Win-server to BPC as a host using rsync, but I get the dreaded 
"Unable to read 4 bytes" error message. See attached txt-file for output.

I thought the "Unable to read 4 bytes"-message was because the the 
passwordless login wasn't setup properly, or not set up at all. What else 
could it choke on and give this message?

Any answers are appreciated!
-- 
/Sorin

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