how do we specify the port number in rsync?

kgopal30 · 06-14-2007, 12:40 PM

I'm using the following command :
rsync -av --delete $MAIN_SERVER:/tmp/test /tmp

here I want to specify the port number for the source server(ie main_server)..cos the port specified here is not default 22, so, I wanted to use port 3022 there..

what should be the command ? Please guide me

Gethyn · 06-14-2007, 01:12 PM

According to the man page, you need the option "--port=PORT". 'man rsync' would have told you this!

ABL · 06-14-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kgopal30

I'm using the following command :
rsync -av --delete $MAIN_SERVER:/tmp/test /tmp

here I want to specify the port number for the source server(ie main_server)..cos the port specified here is not default 22, so, I wanted to use port 3022 there..

what should be the command ? Please guide me

You should be able to use
rsync -av --delete $MAIN_SERVER:$PORTNUM/tmp/test /tmp

or rsync -av --delete --port=$PORTNUM $MAIN_SERVER:/tmp/test /tmp

(Sorry, Gethyn. I had this sitting ready to go before you had posted, but I just realized that I hadn't submitted. Once I did, I saw your post).

--Alden

kgopal30 · 06-14-2007, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABL

You should be able to use
rsync -av --delete $MAIN_SERVER:$PORTNUM/tmp/test /tmp

or rsync -av --delete --port=$PORTNUM $MAIN_SERVER:/tmp/test /tmp

(Sorry, Gethyn. I had this sitting ready to go before you had posted, but I just realized that I hadn't submitted. Once I did, I saw your post).

--Alden

Hi Thanks..

when I tried this, I get the following message:

ssh: : Name or service not known
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(359)
what should be done to rectify this?

Gethyn · 06-15-2007, 03:25 AM

Never seen that error before. It might be that rsync is unable to find the ssh binary on the server. You could try the option "--rsh=/path/to/binary".

kgopal30 · 06-17-2007, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gethyn

Never seen that error before. It might be that rsync is unable to find the ssh binary on the server. You could try the option "--rsh=/path/to/binary".

Ok..this is solved now..I've to use these lines before executing..

RSYNC_RSH=rsh
export RSYNC_RSH

Then I dont get the error. thanks for your support..