[Wylug-help] Rsync to NAS

[Anne Wilson]

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On 22/05/12 22:15, Jim Jackson wrote:
> 
> Hi Anne,
> 
> On Mon, 21 May 2012, Anne Wilson wrote:
> 
> I've just installed a Qnap NAS box, and I'm struggling a bit
> because I don't always understand what the wizard is asking me for.
> In this case, it is -
> 
> Allow remote Rsync server to back up data to NAS User name: rsync 
> Password:
> 
>> This looks like you are being asked to set the password? Given
>> you are not asked for a remote hostname/address, it looks like 
>> this sets up the user "rsync" with the password you setup so that
>> the NAS box acts as an rsync server.
> 
That's how I interpreted it, yes.  The problem is that I would need to
give rsync a password for those jobs.  I suspect that it's possible to
pass that as a parameter to the job, but I'm unsure how.

>> I've only ever used remote rsync over ssh, where I have ssh
>> access.
> 
I have ssh with keys set up and I never found a way of providing the
passphrase for the key, so of course it didn't work.  Perhaps this is
almost the same problem as the NAS one I'm dealing with now.  It would
be nice to re-visit this problem, but it's on the back burner for now.

Anne


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