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-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(12 Feb 1999)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(26 Jan 2003)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server)
manpagesynopsis()
manpagedescription()
The rsyncd.conf file is the runtime configuration file for rsync when
-run with the --daemon option. When run in this way rsync becomes a
-rsync server listening on TCP port 873. Connections from rsync clients
-are accepted for either anonymous or authenticated rsync sessions.
+run as an rsync server.
The rsyncd.conf file controls authentication, access, logging and
available modules.
file ownership. Otherwise, it must just have permission to read and
write the appropriate data, log, and lock files.
-You can launch it either via inetd or as a stand-alone daemon. If run
-as a daemon then just run the command "rsync --daemon" from a suitable
-startup script.
+You can launch it either via inetd, as a stand-alone daemon, or from
+an rsync client via a remote shell. If run as a stand-alone daemon then
+just run the command "rsync --daemon" from a suitable startup script.
+If run from an rsync client via a remote shell (by specifying both the
+"-e/--rsh" option and server mode with "::" or "rsync://"), the --daemon
+option is automatically passed to the remote side.
When run via inetd you should add a line like this to /etc/services:
which is normally 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, except
-that the exclude list is not passed to the client and thus only applies on
+separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list.
+This is only superficially 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.
+
+Because this exclude list is not passed to the client it only applies on
the server: that is, it excludes files received by a client when receiving
from a server and files deleted on a server when sending to a server, but
it doesn't exclude files sent from a client when sending to a server or
files deleted on a client when receiving from a 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
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 except that it applies only on the server. See also
-the "exclude" option above.
+on the server that contains exclude patterns, one per line.
+This is only superficially equivalent
+to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with an equivalent file.
+See 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 except that it applies only on the server. This is useful as it
+only superficially equivalent to the client specifying these patterns
+with the --include option because it applies only on the server.
+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 also the "exclude" option above.
+patterns to switch include/exclude. See the "exclude" option above.
dit(bf(include from)) The "include from" option specifies a filename
on the server that contains include patterns, one per line. This is
-equivalent to the client specifying the --include-from option with a
-equivalent file except that it applies only on the server. See also
-the "exclude" option above.
+only superficially equivalent to the client specifying the
+--include-from option with a equivalent file.
+See the "exclude" option above.
dit(bf(auth users)) The "auth users" option specifies a comma and
space separated list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to
quality security then I recommend that you run rsync over ssh.
Also note that the rsync server protocol does not currently provide any
-encryption of the data that is transferred over the link. Only
+encryption of the data that is transferred over the connection. Only
authentication is provided. Use ssh as the transport if you want
encryption.
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