From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 23:21:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 299A81065672 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:21:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514E78FC08 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:21:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mALNLWPC003652; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:21:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id mALNLWSg003649; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:21:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:21:32 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: John Almberg In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081122002019.P3638@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rsync throwing odd error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:21:40 -0000 > > /usr/local/bin/rsync -az -e 'ssh ' data.cdb > admin@qu.example.com:/usr/local/etc/tinydns/root/data.cdb > channel 1: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed > > The rsync does work. That is, the file is copied over. So this is actually a > warning, I guess. > > On the other server, the one the file is being copied TO, the following is > printed in /var/log/auth.log > > Nov 21 12:43:38 qu sshd[4604]: Address 67.111.0.194 maps to on.example.com, > but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT! well it's as easy as reading messages. you exactly posted answer to your question! make your reverse DNS and forward DNS match.