Another new and different method to create your backups, a client with important data connecting to a rsync server. I describe a simple method without authentication (trusted LAN), there are no configuration limits.
First thing is to install rsync:
1 | aptitude update && aptitude install rsync |
Create a public directory for your backups and make it writable:
1 2 | mkdir /var/backups/my_network chmod 777 /var/backups/my_network |
Enable rsync daemon (by default disabled!):
1 2 3 4 | vim /etc/default/rsync RSYNC_ENABLE=false # to RSYNC_ENABLE=true |
Thats not all, you still need to modify inetd’s config yourself:
1 2 3 | vim /etc/inetd.conf # add this single line to inetd.conf rsync stream tcp nowait root /usr/bin/rsync rsyncd --daemon |
from: man rsyncd.conf
Rsync will run on port rsync 873/tcp, this is defined in: /etc/services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | vim /etc/rsyncd.conf # content of rsyncd.conf [backups] comment = For backups path = /var/backups/my_network use chroot = true uid = backup gid = backup log file = /var/log/rsyncd/backups.log read only = false write only = false hosts allow = 192.168.3.0/24 hosts deny = * transfer logging = false |
And finely rsync can bes started:
1 | /etc/init.d/rsync start |
Check the rsync status(or ps fax):
1 2 | root@server:~# service rsync status
rsync is running. |
If your rsync daemon was successfully started, you can make a local test connection:
1 2 3 | root@server:~# rsync rsync://localhost # you will get a answer backups For backups |
Use rsync with proxy
1 | export RSYNC_PROXY=192.168.3.36:8080 |
Try to sync a file:
1 | rsync deli-0.8.0-core.iso rsync://192.168.3.213/backups/ |
The connection was denied by proxy, from squid access log:
1 | CONNECT 192.168.3.213:873 HTTP/1.0 403 3391 TCP_DENIED:NONE |
Allow rsync port in your squid.conf:
1 2 | acl Safe_ports port 873 acl SSL_ports port 873 |
After fixing squid.conf we get a positive result:
1 | CONNECT 192.168.3.213:873 HTTP/1.0 200 55803 TCP_MISS:DIRECT |
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