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-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(25 Nov 1998)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(12 Feb 1999)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server)
manpagesynopsis()
for modules to be listable.
dit(bf(uid)) The "uid" option specifies the user name or user id that
-file transfers to and from that module should take place as. In
-combination with the "gid" option this determines what file
-permissions are available. The default is the user "nobody".
+file transfers to and from that module should take place as when the daemon
+was run as root. In combination with the "gid" option this determines what
+file permissions are available. The default is the user "nobody".
dit(bf(gid)) The "gid" option specifies the group name or group id that
-file transfers to and from that module should take place as. This
-complements the "uid" option. The default is the group "nobody".
+file transfers to and from that module should take place as when the daemon
+was run as root. This complements the "uid" option. The default is the
+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
+separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is equivalent
+to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude option. 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
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
limit the length of passwords that can be typed at the client end, so
you may find that passwords longer than 8 characters don't work.
-bf(You should make sure that the secrets file is not readable by anyone
-other than the system administrator.) There is no default for the
-"secrets file" option, you must choose a name (such as
-tt(/etc/rsyncd.secrets)).
+There is no default for the "secrets file" option, you must choose a name
+(such as tt(/etc/rsyncd.secrets)).
+
+dit(bf(strict modes)) The "strict modes" option determines whether or not
+the permissions on the secrets file will be checked. If "strict modes" is
+true, then the secrets file must not be readable by any user id other
+than the one that the rsync daemon is running under. If "strict modes" is
+false, the check is not performed. The default is true. This option
+was added to accommodate rsync running on the Windows operating system.
dit(bf(hosts allow)) The "hosts allow" option allows you to specify a
list of patterns that are matched against a connecting clients
it() %f for the filename
it() %P for the module path
it() %m for the module name
- it() %t for the current time
+ it() %t for the current date time
it() %u for the authenticated username (or the null string)
it() %b for the number of bytes actually transferred
it() %c when sending files this gives the number of checksum bytes
received for this file
)
-The default log format is "%o %h [%a] %m (%u) %f %l"
+The default log format is "%o %h [%a] %m (%u) %f %l", and a "%t [%p] "
+is always added to the beginning when using the "log file" option.
A perl script called rsyncstats to summarize this format is included
in the rsync source code distribution.
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