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-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(6 Nov 2006)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(26 Oct 2007)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync in daemon mode)
manpagesynopsis()
is no motd file.
dit(bf(pid file)) The "pid file" option tells the rsync daemon to write
-its process ID to that file.
+its process ID to that file. If the file already exists, the rsync
+daemon will abort rather than overwrite the file.
dit(bf(port)) You can override the default port the daemon will listen on
by specifying this value (defaults to 873). This is ignored if the daemon
dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to
specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow.
Any clients connecting when the maximum has been reached will receive a
-message telling them to try later. The default is 0 which means no limit.
+message telling them to try later. The default is 0, which means no limit.
+A negative value disables the module.
See also the "lock file" option.
dit(bf(log file)) When the "log file" option is set to a non-empty
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 2.6.9 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre4 of rsync.
manpagesection(CREDITS)