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diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo
index a8c69e6c..697534a3 100644
--- a/rsyncd.conf.yo
+++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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
+it to reread the tt(rsyncd.conf) file. The file is re-read on each client
 connection. 
 
 manpagesection(GLOBAL OPTIONS)
@@ -127,17 +127,18 @@ of available modules. The default is no comment.
 
 dit(bf(path)) The "path" option specifies the directory in the servers
 filesystem to make available in this module.  You must specify this option
-for each module in tt(/etc/rsyncd.conf).
+for each module in tt(rsyncd.conf).
 
 dit(bf(use chroot)) If "use chroot" is true, the rsync server will chroot
 to the "path" before starting the file transfer with the client.  This has
 the advantage of extra protection against possible implementation security
-holes, but it has the disadvantages of requiring super-user privileges and
+holes, but it has the disadvantages of requiring super-user privileges, 
 of not being able to follow symbolic links outside of the new root path
-when reading.  When "use chroot" is false, for security reasons
-symlinks may only be relative paths pointing to other files within the
-root path, and leading slashes are removed from absolute paths.  The
-default for "use chroot" is true.
+when reading, and of implying the --numeric-ids option because /etc/passwd
+becomes inaccessible.  When "use chroot" is false, for security reasons
+symlinks may only be relative paths pointing to other files within the root
+path, and leading slashes are removed from absolute paths.  The default for
+"use chroot" is true.
 
 dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to
 specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow.
@@ -221,6 +222,11 @@ usernames are passwords are stored in the file specified by the
 "secrets file" option. The default is for all users to be able to
 connect without a password (this is called "anonymous rsync").
 
+See also the bf(CONNECTING TO AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL
+PROGRAM) section in rsync(1) for information on how handle an
+rsyncd.conf-level username that differs from the remote-shell-level
+username when using a remote shell to connect to a rsync server.
+
 dit(bf(secrets file)) The "secrets file" option specifies the name of
 a file that contains the username:password pairs used for
 authenticating this module. This file is only consulted if the "auth
@@ -432,7 +438,7 @@ susan:herpass
 
 manpagefiles()
 
-/etc/rsyncd.conf
+/etc/rsyncd.conf or rsyncd.conf
 
 manpageseealso()