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ReadyNAS Duo V2 - Synology DS1517+ transfer using rsync
So I've finally upgraded to a new NAS (Synology DS1517+) and need to transfer about 3TB of files across from my ReadyNAS Duo V2. A mate said to use rsync, but I haven't been able to get it workin...
Hi SandShark,
On the Synology:
I have enabled the rsync service under File Services
do I need to enable the rsync account and if so edit any of the account settings?
do I need to set any advanced permissions on the shared folder for rsync to work?
On the ReadyNAS:
rsync protocol is enabled on the share I am testing
I've created a backup task with the share as the source
I assume that if no path is specified it will copy everything?
backup destination is type remote, name remote: Rsync server, host is ds1517 (the name of my new nas on the network)
if I test connection it says "successfully connected to ds1517" and when I run the task it completes successfully but no files are copied
do I need to set login and password?
if not, what account does it use to connect?
admin account is disabled
guest account is enabled and has read/write access to my test folder
cheers
Try specifying a specific share on the ReadyNAS (in the path), and run the job again.
Hi Stephen,
The share is specified in the name field: "share: test". see attached screen shot
I tried specifying a source folder "crap" in the path but it still doesn't work
if I put the same folder name in the destination path the "test connection" fails "cannot connect to host" and the job fails
here's the log:
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FULL Backup started. Wed Jun 30 22:26:20 EST 2021
Job: temp
Protocol: rsync
Source: [test]/crap
Destination: ds1517::crap
Error: Unknown module 'crap'
rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1534) [sender=3.0.9]
Backup failed. Wed Jun 30 22:26:20 EST 2021.Reason for failure:
Error encountered copying data from source path /test/crap ==> ds1517::crap due to unknown reason. Please see log.=================================
And does the log give any other information?
It does not appear that you have specified a destination share on the Synology. Unfortunately, I don't think the "test connection" verifies that the target share is available or that the user has the necessary permissions in that folder. But for now, don't try anything for the user and password, just add the destination share and path. An rsync copy always needs a destination, even if the protocol is only enabled for a single share.
You should be able to backup "test" without specifying the "crap" subfolder.
Your problem appears to be on the Synology side - you need to specify a folder as the destination there. The synology forum might be able to help you out on that part. There is a note here:
https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/tutorial/How_to_back_up_Linux_computer_to_Synology_NAS wrote:
- If other people want to perform rsync backup from a client that is not Synology NAS, they can only do so using a user account with rsync privileges on your Synology NAS. You can go to Control Panel >User to create a user named rsync, and modify its privileges so that you can use it for sharing.
So it looks like you do need to set up a user account on the synology, and then enter that username/password on the ReadyNAS backup job.
You can also enable rsync for the share on the ReadyNAS, and try running rsync on the synology (using the ReadyNAS share as the source).
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