---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: LAN rsyncd configuration details Date: Friday 14 July 2006 22:25 From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Hi All, I am trying to rsync a second box on the LAN from my laptop, i.e. the laptop is the server. The LAN box connects to the laptop and the rsync process commences and completes fine, however, I can't see the motd. I have of course created the motd file: ========================================== # ls -la /etc/rsyncd.motd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 392 Jul 14 19:43 /etc/rsyncd.motd ========================================== and have added this in my /etc/rsyncd.conf: motd file = /etc/rsyncd.motd I am getting the following messages: ================================================== Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24411]: connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.0.2) Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24411]: rsync on gentoo-portage/metadata/timestamp.chk from unknown (192.168.0.2) Jul 14 20:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24411]: sent 146 bytes received 203 bytes total size 32 Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: Global parameter motd file found in service section! Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: Global parameter log file found in service section! Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: Global parameter syslog facility found in service section! Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: name lookup failed for 192.168.0.2: Name or service not known Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.0.2) Jul 14 21:28:09 lappy rsyncd[24412]: rsync on gentoo-portage/ from unknown (192.168.0.2) ================================================== which show that the motd file was found in service section. Nevertheless it does not appear in the client machine. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. ------------------------------------------------------- Come on guys, someone must know how to make the motd show up? -- Regards, Mick