Minor change suggesting people put in the right path in inetd.conf.

[rsync/rsync.git] / rsyncd.conf.yo

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 5634d9e..bf0c68e 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(9 Feb 1999)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(12 Feb 1999)()()
 manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ and a single line something like this to /etc/inetd.conf:
     
 quote(rsync   stream  tcp     nowait  root   /usr/bin/rsync rsyncd --daemon)
 
-You will then need to send inetd a HUP signal to tell it to reread its
-config file.
+Replace "/usr/bin/rsync" with the path to where you have rsync installed on
+your system.  You will then need to send inetd a HUP signal to tell it to
+reread its config file.
 
 Note that you should not send the rsync server a HUP signal to force
 it to reread the tt(/etc/rsyncd.conf). The file is re-read on each client
@@ -165,7 +166,12 @@ group "nobody".
 dit(bf(exclude)) The "exclude" option allows you to specify a space
 separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is
 equivalent to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude
-option. Note that this option is not designed with strong security in
+option except that the exclude list is not passed to the client and
+thus only apply on the server.  Only one "exclude" option may be
+specified, but you can use "-" and "+" before patterns to specify
+exclude/include.
+
+Note that this option is not designed with strong security in
 mind, it is quite possible that a client may find a way to bypass this
 exclude list. If you want to absolutely ensure that certain files
 cannot be accessed then use the uid/gid options in combination with
@@ -174,17 +180,19 @@ file permissions.
 dit(bf(exclude from)) The "exclude from" option specifies a filename
 on the server that contains exclude patterns, one per line. This is
 equivalent to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with a
-equivalent file. See also the note about security for the exclude
-option above.
+equivalent file except that the resulting exclude patterns are not
+passed to the client and thus only apply on the server. See also the
+note about security for the exclude option above.
 
 dit(bf(include)) The "include" option allows you to specify a space
 separated list of patterns which rsync should not exclude. This is
 equivalent to the client specifying these patterns with the --include
-option. This is useful as it allows you to build up quite complex
-exclude/include rules.
+option.  This is useful as it allows you to build up quite complex
+exclude/include rules.  Only one "include" option may be specified, but you
+can use "+" and "-" before patterns to switch include/exclude.
 
-See the section of exclude patterns for information  on the syntax of
-this option.
+See the section of exclude patterns in the rsync man page for information
+on the syntax of this option.
 
 dit(bf(include from)) The "include from" option specifies a filename
 on the server that contains include patterns, one per line. This is