Preparing for release of 3.0.0pre7

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

diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index 052ccc7..4818094 100644 (file)
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(8 Nov 2007)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(16 Dec 2007)()()
 manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync in daemon mode)
 manpagesynopsis()
 
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ every symlink's value.  There is a perl script in the support directory
 of the source code named "munge-symlinks" that can be used to add or remove
 this prefix from your symlinks.
 
+When this option is disabled on a writable module and "use chroot" is off,
+incoming symlinks will be modified to drop a leading slash and to remove ".."
+path elements that rsync believes will allow a symlink to escape the module's
+hierarchy.  There are tricky ways to work around this, though, so you had
+better trust your users if you choose this combination of options.
+
 dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to
 specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow.
 Any clients connecting when the maximum has been reached will receive a
@@ -645,7 +651,7 @@ url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/)
 
 manpagesection(VERSION)
 
-This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre5 of rsync.
+This man page is current for version 3.0.0pre7 of rsync.
 
 manpagesection(CREDITS)