zNetBackup - setup of rsync serverSo how do I set-up an rsync server if i 
have...

...Windows:
The is a port of rsync to win32 systems at http://winrsync.sunsite.dk/. It is 
nicely ported with the help of  cygwin. It comes with a nice installer so every 
Windows-Fan is almost happy ;-) 
Follow these steps to total hapiness:

  1. Install WINrsync to whereever you like, just remeber the path as it is now 
  referred to as the "rsync-path". 
  2. Create C:\ZaurusBackup as an empty directory. (If you choose another directory 
  just remember you did when this path lurks up again) 
  3. Create two empty directories full and data in C:\ZaurusBackup 
  4. In the rsync-path change to the support directory. 
  5. Create the following two files there:


  rsyncd.conf   (this is an example!):


  gid = users
  read only = false
  use chroot = false
  transfer logging = true
  log format = %h %o %f %l %b
  log file = rsyncd.log
  hosts allow = 192.168.3.17 # your zaurus home ip here
  hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
  strict modes = false

  [zaurus]
  path = /cygdrive/c/ZaurusBackup/data
  comment = Zaurus Data Backup Directory
  auth users = zaurus
  secrets file = rsyncd.secrets 

  [zaurusfull]
  path = /cygdrive/c/ZaurusBackup/full
  comment = Zaurus FULL Backup Directory
  auth users = zaurus
  secrets file = rsyncd.secrets 



  rsyncd.secrets   (this is an example too!):

  # user:passwd 
  zaurus:zaurus 

  Be sure to fill the example values with real values or leave it totally 
  unchanged if you want to rebuilt my configuration. I have marked the 
  differences of the windows rsyncd.conf file to the linux version. Those are 
  mainly because of path names that are different and nonexisting file modes. 
  Your milage may vary as on my system there is a fully installed cygwin 
  environment. I heard the path names could also have the form of 
  //c/ZaurusBackup/data but that does not work for me. If the upper one doesn't 
  work for you , try this one instead before mailing me. 
  Your rsync server is now fully configured, start it from a command line where 
  you changed to the support directory in your WINrsync directory with this 
  command line:
  # rsyncd --daemon --config=rsyncd.conf 
  Be happy ;-)

Additional info: you might want to have your rsync server startet every time 
your system boots up. There's two ways: First one is to make a batch file that 
starts the rsync-server and put a link to that batch file in the autostart 
folder. The other way is making rsync a service on your  machine. There is 
already enough information out there how to do that. Just ignore their 
config-file-changes on rsyncd.conf - follow the rest.




...Linux:
There is too much information I don't like to repeat. Go to the rsync website. 
There is a hell lot to read... Just in short:

  Go and find a rsync-package for your distribution. 
  Install it! (what else? ;-) 
  Use these config files as a base:


  rsyncd.conf   (this is an example!):


  gid = users
  read only = false
  use chroot = false
  transfer logging = true
  log format = %h %o %f %l %b
  log file = rsyncd.log
  hosts allow = 192.168.3.17 # your zaurus home ip here
  hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0

  [zaurus]
  path = /home/lars/ZaurusBackup/data>
  comment = Zaurus Data Backup Directory
  auth users = zaurus
  secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

  [zaurusfull]
  path = /home/lars/ZaurusBackup/full
  comment = Zaurus FULL Backup Directory
  auth users = zaurus
  secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets



  rsyncd.secrets   (this is an example too!):

  # user:passwd 
  zaurus:zaurus 

  Start your rsync server using whatever way your package uses to do so. 
  Enjoy your new life without remebering backups of your beloved Z.