manpagesection(LAUNCHING THE RSYNC DAEMON)
The rsync daemon is launched by specifying the --daemon option to
-rsync. The daemon must run with root privileges.
+rsync.
+
+The daemon must run with root privileges if you wish to use chroot, to
+bind to a port numbered under 1024 (as is the default 873), or to set
+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
you may find that passwords longer than 8 characters don't work.
There is no default for the "secrets file" option, you must choose a name
-(such as tt(/etc/rsyncd.secrets)).
+(such as tt(/etc/rsyncd.secrets)). The file must normally not be readable
+by "other"; see "strict modes".
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