How do I change my rsync command port number while making backup to remote server at backup1.example.com port 10253 (my ssh server runs on port # 10253)?
The command to change port number is pretty simple:
sync -av -e 'ssh -p PORT-NUMBER-HERE' /path/to/source user@backup1.example.com
Backup /home/vivek to server1.nixcraft.net.in at port number 5000, enter:
rsync -av -e 'ssh -p 5000' /home/vivek backupop@server1.nixcraft.net.in
See also:
man rsync
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I faced this problem some time ago..but I sorted it out myself after reading the man pages ..lol.
wish this post was made sometime ago :D
We dont use a remote shell, but I need to specify what port the client starts the request on – as well as what port the remote host is listening on. Is that possible?
For security reasons, we want to allow rsync, but the “random port” from the client is causing me issues.
clarification – we dont use a remote shell with rsync. here is the basic command we use in our scripts:
rsync –verbose user1@5.2.2.5::user1