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-manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(26 Jan 2003)()()
+manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(1 Jan 2004)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server)
manpagesynopsis()
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
Future versions of rsync may support SSL for better authentication and
encryption, but that is still being investigated.
+manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL PROGRAM)
+
+If rsync is run with both the --daemon and --rsh (-e) options, it will
+spawn an rsync daemon using a remote shell connection. Several
+configuration options will not be available unless the remote user is
+root (e.g. chroot, setuid/setgid, etc.). There is no need to configure
+inetd or the services map to include the rsync server port if you run an
+rsync server only via a remote shell program.
+
+ADVANCED: To run an rsync server out of a single-use ssh key, use the
+"command=em(COMMAND)" syntax in the remote user's authorized_keys entry,
+where command would be
+
+quote(rsync --server --daemon .)
+
+NOTE: rsync's argument parsing expects the trailing ".", so make sure
+that it's there. If you want to use a rsyncd.conf(5)-style
+configuration file other than the default, you can added a
+--config option to the em(command):
+
+quote(rsync --server --daemon --config=em(file) .)
+
+Note that the "--server" here is the internal option that rsync uses to
+run the remote version of rsync that it communicates with, and thus you
+should not be using the --server option under normal circumstances.
+
manpagesection(EXAMPLES)
A simple rsyncd.conf file that allow anonymous rsync to a ftp area at
url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/)
manpagesection(VERSION)
-This man page is current for version 2.0 of rsync
+This man page is current for version 2.x of rsync.
manpagesection(CREDITS)
Matt McCutchen's Web Site / rsync / rsync.git / blobdiff