Running Rsync as Daemon on Windows 7 (64 Bit)

After few days strungle with Bash and Rsync on Windows, I decided to combine some tools from main package, because i only need Bash, Rsync and some linux tols to run on Windows 7, and here my experience.

Altought many site said that Rsync only need, this package :

• Rsync.exe - the executable program
• cygwin1.dll - the main library file needed by all Cygwin programs
• cygpopt-0.dll - the library for handling command-line options

In fact, Rsync.exe (Rsync Version 3.0.9) still need one file cygiconv-2.dll, so here's my completed file for running Rsync Version 3.0.9 on Windows 7 (64 Bit).

• Rsync.exe - the executable program
• cygwin1.dll - the main library file needed by all Cygwin programs
• cygpopt-0.dll - the library for handling command-line options
• cygiconv-2.dll - the library to handling command-line option, also necessary to implement emulator functionality

After all tools complete collected on one folder, i starting create Rsync.conf, a file that contain some neccessary configuration to start Rsync server, and here my Rsync.conf :

use chroot = false
strict modes = false
hosts allow = *
log file = Rsyncd.log
# Module definitions
# Remember cygwin naming conventions : c:\work becomes /cygwin/c/work
[test]
path = /cygdrive/D/
read only = false
transfer logging = yes

after configurating Rsync, it's time to running Rsync server with this simple command

Rsync.exe --config=Rsyncd.conf --daemon --no-detach

that command will bring up Windows DOS Prompt Windows, to stop the Rsync server is simple, just close the Windows Prompt.

To check if your Rsync server running or not, is simple to, from Windows DOS Promt, type the following command :

Rsync.exe localhost::

If you see "test" as output, then your Rsync server is running.

Simple Hah ^^

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