[plug] IT Rsync/xRe:[plug] Access to the IT rsync server

[Paul Dean]

Hya Tony,

Thanks for your reply about the rsync protocol, that is why I immediately 
posted this message to the list.

Thanks...


>Hya,
>
>Ok now I c the error...
>Only happens when you try to get a dir list...
>Mmmm sounds like maybe their uid has gone bung. Or from this little
>blurb;
>
>"This is an experimental rsync server, running on Informed Technology's
>anonymous FTP server (ftp.it.net.au).  All files are also available by
>ftp
>(ftp://ftp.it.net.au/) and http (http://ftp.it.net.au/ftp/).  For more
>information about rsync, visit "http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/".
>Feedback to FTP Administration (ftpadm at it.net.au)."
>
>They haven't allowed dir listings yet.
>Dunno, maybe fire off an e to 'ftpadm at it.net.au' and ask.
>
>Hope this helps...
>
>
>
>
>>>On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Paul Dean wrote:
>
>>> Hya Harry,
>>> 
>>> I just tried 'rsync ftp.it.net.au::' and got their archive listing.
>>> I guess all working here...
>>
>>Listing of rsyncable resources is an unprivileged operation.
>>ie its just a read of a data structure in memory.
>>Accessing the actual resource is where privileges are invoked.
>>ie it actually invokes the requirements at access the resource.
>>
>>eg:
>>~$ rsync ftp.it.net.au::
>>This is an experimental rsync server, running on Informed Technology's
>>anonymous FTP server (ftp.it.net.au).  All files are also available by
>>ftp
>>(ftp://ftp.it.net.au/) and http (http://ftp.it.net.au/ftp/).  For more
>>information about rsync, visit "http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/".
>>Feedback to FTP Administration (ftpadm at it.net.au).
>>
>>ftp             Informed Technology's FTP server
>>debian          Debian GNU/Linux mirror
>>debian-non-US   Debian GNU/Linux (non-US packages) mirror
>>debian-www      Debian GNU/Linux web pages mirror
>>debian-cd       Debian GNU/Linux cd images mirror
>>apache          Apache web and ftp mirror
>>openbsd         OpenBSD mirror
>>gnu             GNU archives
>>~$ rsync ftp.it.net.au::debian
>>This is an experimental rsync server, running on Informed Technology's
>>anonymous FTP server (ftp.it.net.au).  All files are also available by
>>ftp
>>(ftp://ftp.it.net.au/) and http (http://ftp.it.net.au/ftp/).  For more
>>information about rsync, visit "http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/".
>>Feedback to FTP Administration (ftpadm at it.net.au).
>>
>>@ERROR: invalid uid
>>
>>This particular error is when the username supplied in the config file
>>doesn't
>>map to a valid UID.
>>
>>basically I'd put it down to a typo in the rsyncd.conf file at IT
>>
>>Yours Tony
>>
>>   Jan 22-25 2003           Linux.Conf.AU
>>   http://linux.conf.au/
>>   		  The Australian Linux Technical Conference!
>
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