added --backup-dir option from Bob Edwards

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

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 7b7c8d6..3f6e01e 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -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)
 
     
 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
 
 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


@@ -273,6 +274,14 @@ rejected. See the "hosts allow" option for more information.
 
 The default is no "hosts deny" option, which means all hosts can connect.
 
 
 The default is no "hosts deny" option, which means all hosts can connect.
 

+dit(bf(ignore errors)) The "ignore errors" option tells rsyncd to
+ignore IO errors on the server when deciding whether to run the delete
+phase of the transfer. Normally rsync skips the --delete step if any
+IO errors have occurred in order to prevent disasterous deletion due
+to a temporary resource shortage or other IO error. In some cases this
+test is counter productive so you can use this option to turn off this
+behaviour. 
+

 dit(bf(transfer logging)) The "transfer logging" option enables per-file 
 logging of downloads and uploads in a format somewhat similar to that
 used by ftp daemons. If you want to customize the log formats look at
 dit(bf(transfer logging)) The "transfer logging" option enables per-file 
 logging of downloads and uploads in a format somewhat similar to that
 used by ftp daemons. If you want to customize the log formats look at