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 	list of accessible paths on the server will be shown.
 )
 
+Some paths on the remote server may require authentication. If so then
+you will receive a password prompt when you connect. You can avoid the
+password prompt by setting the environment variable RSYNC_PASSWORD to
+the password you want to use. This may be useful when scripting rsync.
+
 manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER)
 
 An rsync server is configured using a config file which by default is