On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Bob Katz <bobkatz AT digido DOT com> wrote:
> Hi, guys. To review:
>
> I'm Trying to back up the server computer using method rsyncd. The
> backup fails.
>
> I'm on Fedora 26. Yes, I know it's in beta.
>
> Maybe this rsyncd log entry will help:
>
> 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] rsyncd version 3.1.2 starting, listening on
> port 873
> 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] bind() failed: Permission denied (address-
> family 2)
> 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] bind() failed: Permission denied (address-
> family 10)
> 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] unable to bind any inbound sockets on port
> 873
> 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10)
> at socket.
> c(555) [Receiver=3.1.2]
> 2017/07/12 05:09:42 [13652] connect from localhost (::1)
> 2017/07/12 05:09:42 [13652] rsync denied on module Backup-Data-Folder
> from local
> host (::1)
> [bobkatz@localhost log]$
>
>
> Backuppc is configured to use user backuppc with password  "password"
> secrets file has just this entry:   backuppc:password
> I manually run sudo rsync --daemon and there is no "response" in
> terminal. I take it to mean the daemon launched with no problem.
>
> Making the PID has been problematic. There is no PID file being created
> and I haven't conquered the issue. Not sure if this is the cause of the
> problem but anyway I don't even know how to stop the daemon as the only
> command I've found to stop the daemon incorporates the nonexistent PID
> file.
>
> Any thoughts, please? Thanks!

I noticed in your rsyncd.conf that you are running it as user
backuppc.   That probably will prevent it from accessing ports below
1024 unless it starts as root.  Also, you won't be able to back up all
of the files on the machine.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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