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=== Purpose ===
=== Purpose ===
Using Cygwin rsync on a Windows computer to backup it remotely over ssh does not work as the Cygwin rsync process hangs. This problem has been reported frequently but was not solved yet. The only known workaround is running the rsync daemon.
Using Cygwin rsync on a Windows computer to backup it remotely over ssh does not work as the Cygwin rsync process hangs. This problem has been reported frequently but was not solved yet. The only known workaround is running the rsync daemon.
{{Note box| Cygwin requires a Windows OS with NTFS file system. Does not work on FAT32 file system}}
{{Note box| Cygwin requires a Windows OS with NTFS file system. Does not work on FAT32 file system}}
{{Note box| The latest and maintained version of this Howto can be found [http://wiki.nikoforge.org/ here].}}
=== Installation ===
=== Installation ===
Login with the '''local''' Administrator account and create a folder C:\cygwin. Save http://cygwin.com/setup.exe to this folder and run it:
Login with the '''local''' Administrator account and create a folder C:\cygwin. Save http://cygwin.com/setup.exe to this folder and run it:
[[Image:Cygwin-install-screenshot-1.png]]
[[Image:Cygwin-install-screenshot-1.png]]
* from category Net: openssh, rsync
* from category Net: openssh, rsync
* from category Editor: vim (or any other editor of your choice)
* from category Editor: vim (or any other editor of your choice)
* from category Utils: diffutils
[[Image:Cygwin-install-screenshot-7.png]]
[[Image:Cygwin-install-screenshot-7.png]]
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===== On Windows XP and Windows 2000 Workstation=====
===== On Windows XP, Windows 2000 Workstation and Windows 2000 Server =====
Generating /etc/ssh_host_key
Generating /etc/ssh_host_key
Generating /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
Generating /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
Host configuration finished. Have fun!
Host configuration finished. Have fun!
Start the sshd service
Start the sshd service
net start sshd
net start sshd
Don't forget to open port 22 in the Windows firewall.
Don't forget to open port 22 for the IP address of the Affa server in the Windows firewall.
Start the rsyncd service
Start the rsyncd service
net start rsyncd
net start rsyncd
Don't forget to open port 873 in the Windows firewall.
Don't forget to open port 873 for the IP address of the Affa server in the Windows firewall.
=== References ===
=== References ===
* [[Affa]] Contrib
* http://marc-abramowitz.com/archives/2007/10/14/solving-rsync-hangs-with-cygwin/
* http://marc-abramowitz.com/archives/2007/10/14/solving-rsync-hangs-with-cygwin/
[[Category: Backup]]
[[Category: Howto]]
