X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/1e8ae5ede66ba337ba6abbb4afad2b3319c1db74..5e71c4446e10c27c1db0c7e7e5b71be68f3b88de:/rsyncd.conf.yo diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo index 12a5a32d..dae328e7 100644 --- a/rsyncd.conf.yo +++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au) -manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(18 Nov 1998)()() +mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org) +manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(25 Nov 1998)()() manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server) manpagesynopsis() @@ -80,17 +80,6 @@ dit(bf(motd file)) The "motd file" option allows you to specify a usually contains site information and any legal notices. The default is no motd file. -dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to -specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow -to your rsync server. Any clients connecting when the maximum has -been reached will receive a message telling them to try later. -The default is 0 which means no limit. - -dit(bf(lock file)) The "lock file" option specifies the file to use to -support the "max connections" option. The rsync server uses record -locking on this file to ensure that the max connections limit is not -exceeded. The default is tt(/var/run/rsyncd.lock). - dit(bf(log file)) The "log file" option tells the rsync daemon to log messages to that file rather than using syslog. This is particularly useful on systems (such as AIX) where syslog() doesn't work for @@ -141,6 +130,17 @@ holes, but it has the disadvantages of requiring super-user privileges and of not being able to follow symbolic links outside of the new root path. The default is to use chroot. +dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to +specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow +to this module of your rsync server. Any clients connecting when the +maximum has been reached will receive a message telling them to try +later. The default is 0 which means no limit. + +dit(bf(lock file)) The "lock file" option specifies the file to use to +support the "max connections" option. The rsync server uses record +locking on this file to ensure that the max connections limit is not +exceeded. The default is tt(/var/run/rsyncd.lock). + dit(bf(read only)) The "read only" option determines whether clients will be able to upload files or not. If "read only" is true then any attempted uploads will fail. If "read only" is false then uploads will @@ -176,6 +176,20 @@ equivalent to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with a equivalent file. See also the note about security for 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. This is useful as it allows you to build up quite complex +exclude/include rules. + +See the section of exclude patterns for information on the syntax of +this option. + +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. + dit(bf(auth users)) The "auth users" option specifies a comma and space separated list of usernames that will be allowed to connect to this module. The usernames do not need to exist on the local @@ -288,11 +302,12 @@ a 10 minute timeout). dit(bf(refuse options)) The "refuse options" option allows you to specify a space separated list of rsync command line options that will -be refused by your rsync server. When an option is refused the server -prints an error message and exits. - -The full names of the options must be used (ie. you must use -"checksum" not "c" to disable checksumming). +be refused by your rsync server. The full names of the options must be +used (i.e., you must use "checksum" not "c" to disable checksumming). +When an option is refused, the server prints an error message and exits. +To prevent all compression, you can use "dont compress = *" (see below) +instead of "refuse options = compress" to avoid returning an error to a +client that requests compression. dit(bf(dont compress)) The "dont compress" option allows you to select filenames based on wildcard patterns that should not be compressed @@ -391,7 +406,7 @@ client. this means a client may be mystified as to why a transfer failed. The error will have been logged by syslog on the server. Please report bugs! The rsync bug tracking system is online at -url(http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/)(http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/) +url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/) manpagesection(VERSION) This man page is current for version 2.0 of rsync @@ -402,10 +417,10 @@ rsync is distributed under the GNU public license. See the file COPYING for details. The primary ftp site for rsync is -url(ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync)(ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync). +url(ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync)(ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync). A WEB site is available at -url(http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/)(http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/) +url(http://rsync.samba.org/)(http://rsync.samba.org/) We would be delighted to hear from you if you like this program. @@ -421,6 +436,6 @@ documentation! manpageauthor() rsync was written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras. They may be -contacted via email at tridge@samba.anu.edu.au and +contacted via email at tridge@samba.org and Paul.Mackerras@cs.anu.edu.au