> Manually ssh to the server and try to run `rsync -h`. I ran this command: ssh -vvv root@marketing.propfinancing.com rsync -h It seemed to work. It gave me the output from rsync-h > You can also get verbose ssh information from rsync using I ran this command: rsync -e 'ssh -vvv' root@marketing.propfinancing.com:/var/www/svnDumps/* "/cygdrive/c/Tmp" It seems to have a problem at this point: debug1: Sending command: rsync --server --sender -e.LsfxCIvu . /var/www/svnDumps/* debug2: channel 0: request exec confirm 1 debug3: send packet: type 98 debug2: channel_input_open_confirmation: channel 0: callback done debug2: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768 debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 2097152 debug3: receive packet: type 99 debug2: channel_input_status_confirm: type 99 id 0 debug2: exec request accepted on channel 0 debug3: read - ERROR from cb :87, io:0000027479707820 debug2: channel 0: read<=0 rfd 4 len 4294967295 debug2: channel 0: read failed > You can also turn on verbose sshd logging I set the LogLevel to DEBUG3 on the server. When I tried the rsync command on my Windows machine, I get a bunch of logs in /var/log/secure. I think the relevant part is attached. It seems to say the channel is closed, but not why it is closing. Thank you, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972) 834-1565, http://www.propfinancing.com We offer 30 year loans on single family houses!