rsync

A replacement for rcp that has many more features

Compilation (V2.6.9/3.0.x)

Versions 3.0.x need autoconf

AIX

Straightforward, follow the instructions in INSTALL and README files. Example:

            # AIX 6.1/7.1, C 9.0/12.1 
./configure CC=cc CFLAGS="-O2 -D_LARGE_FILES" --prefix=/tmp/rsync-3.0.9 --with-included-popt
            # AIX 5.x 
./configure CC=cc CFLAGS="-O2 -D_LARGE_FILES" --prefix=/tmp/rsync-3.0.4 --with-included-popt
make
make install

HP-UX 11.00/11.11

Straightforward, follow the instructions in INSTALL and README files.

./configure CC=cc CFLAGS=-O2 --prefix=/tmp/rsync-3.0.4 --with-included-popt
make clean
make 
make install

V3.x supports ACLs, but there seems to be no appropriate API on HP-UX 11.00. Use V2.6.9 instead.

Installation & Configuration

When connecting to a remote host, it may happen that there's no default path to the rsync daemon, yielding something like:

   rsync:  not found.
   rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes read so far)

This is the case especially for ssh connections, which by default invoke a shell with restricted PATH definitions.
A possible workaround on the client side would be to supply the path together with the rsync command:

   rsync ... --rsync-path=whereever-rsync-lives ...

Another, permanent one on the server side would be to place a link in a directory which is guaranteed to be in the command path:

   cd /usr/bin
   ln -s /opt/sfw/bin/rsync rsync  # Solaris 10

Last update: 21-Feb-2014, M.Kraemer

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