Using plink in conjunction with rsync

From: Jim Gallagher (jim_at_thegallaghers.biz)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: 15 Sep 2004 11:40:10 -0700

Hi,

I'm having difficulty using plink in conjunction with rsync. I believe
the error I'm seeing is coming from plink, as the "Unable to write to
standard output" message appears in the source to plink, but not
rsync:

$ rsync -a --rsync-path=/home/mpdm/rsync.debug --rsh="plink -batch
-load mpdm-
w2k3-batch -l mpdm mpdm-w2k3" mpdm-w2k3::MPDM .
Using username "mpdm".
Authenticating with public key "Private key for MPDM copy 01"
Unable to write to standard output
rsync: read error: Connection reset by peer
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at
/home/lapo/package
/tmp/rsync-2.6.2/io.c(354)
$

Plink works by itself:
$ plink -batch -load mpdm-w2k3-batch -l mpdm mpdm-w2k3
Using username "mpdm".
Authenticating with public key "Private key for MPDM copy 01"
Last login: Wed Sep 15 11:34:41 2004 from ugls046935.sw.nos.boeing.com
←]0;~
←[32mmpdm@MPDM-W2K3 ←[33m~←[0m
$ (this prompt is on the remote machine)

What am I doing wrong? Any help appreciated,

Thanks,
Jim Gallagher
Cypress, CA

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