Adding release info for 3.0.8 to the trunk.

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

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index f96fc9e..49d2522 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ details on some of the options you may be able to set. By default no
 special socket options are set.  These settings can also be specified
 via the bf(--sockopts) command-line option.
 
+dit(bf(listen backlog)) You can override the default backlog value when the
+daemon listens for connections.  It defaults to 5.
+
 enddit()
 
 manpagesection(MODULE PARAMETERS)
@@ -532,13 +535,14 @@ quote(itemization(
   IP address and maskaddr is the netmask in dotted decimal notation for IPv4,
   or similar for IPv6, e.g. ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:: instead of /64. All IP
   addresses which match the masked IP address will be allowed in.
-  it() a hostname. The hostname as determined by a reverse lookup will
-  be matched (case insensitive) against the pattern. Only an exact
-  match is allowed in.  This only works if "reverse lookup" is enabled
-  (the default).
-  it() a hostname pattern using wildcards. These are matched using the
-  same rules as normal unix filename matching. If the pattern matches
-  then the client is allowed in.
+  it() a hostname pattern using wildcards. If the hostname of the connecting IP
+  (as determined by a reverse lookup) matches the wildcarded name (using the
+  same rules as normal unix filename matching), the client is allowed in.  This
+  only works if "reverse lookup" is enabled (the default).
+  it() a hostname. A plain hostname is matched against the reverse DNS of the
+  connecting IP (if "reverse lookup" is enabled), and/or the IP of the given
+  hostname is matched against the connecting IP (if "forward lookup" is
+  enabled, as it is by default).  Any match will be allowed in.
 ))
 
 Note IPv6 link-local addresses can have a scope in the address specification:
@@ -578,6 +582,11 @@ lookup as soon as a client connects, so disabling it for a module will not
 avoid the lookup.  Thus, you probably want to disable it globally and then
 enable it for modules that need the information.
 
+dit(bf(forward lookup)) Controls whether the daemon performs a forward lookup
+on any hostname specified in an hosts allow/deny setting.  By default this is
+enabled, allowing the use of an explicit hostname that would not be returned
+by reverse DNS of the connecting IP.
+
 dit(bf(ignore errors)) This parameter tells rsyncd to
 ignore I/O errors on the daemon when deciding whether to run the delete
 phase of the transfer. Normally rsync skips the bf(--delete) step if any
@@ -747,7 +756,8 @@ parameters in a module started in another file, can affect the defaults for
 other files, etc.
 
 When an bf(&include) or bf(&merge) directive refers to a directory, it will read
-in all the bf(*.conf) files contained inside that directory (without any
+in all the bf(*.conf) or bf(*.inc) files (respectively) that are contained inside
+that directory (without any
 recursive scanning), with the files sorted into alpha order.  So, if you have a
 directory named "rsyncd.d" with the files "foo.conf", "bar.conf", and
 "baz.conf" inside it, this directive:
@@ -764,17 +774,25 @@ except that it adjusts as files are added and removed from the directory.
 
 The advantage of the bf(&include) directive is that you can define one or more
 modules in a separate file without worrying about unintended side-effects
-between the self-contained module files.  For instance, this is a useful
-/etc/rsyncd.conf file:
+between the self-contained module files.
+
+The advantage of the bf(&merge) directive is that you can load config snippets
+that can be included into multiple module definitions, and you can also set
+global values that will affect connections (such as bf(motd file)), or globals
+that will affect other include files.
+
+For example, this is a useful /etc/rsyncd.conf file:
 
 verb(    port = 873
     log file = /var/log/rsync.log
     pid file = /var/lock/rsync.lock
 
+    &merge /etc/rsyncd.d
     &include /etc/rsyncd.d )
 
-The advantage of the bf(&merge) directive is that you can load config snippets
-that can be included into multiple module definitions.
+This would merge any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.inc files (for global values that should
+stay in effect), and then include any /etc/rsyncd.d/*.conf files (defining
+modules without any global-value cross-talk).
 
 manpagesection(AUTHENTICATION STRENGTH)