X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/debb45054a3c4d4da3faac372e993b594e5a0df7..1e8ae5ede66ba337ba6abbb4afad2b3319c1db74:/README diff --git a/README b/README index e11ef88d..20660579 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ Options: --exclude-from FILE exclude files listed in FILE --suffix SUFFIX override backup suffix --version print version number + --daemon run as a rsync daemon + --config FILE specify alternate rsyncd.conf file + --port PORT specify alternate rsyncd port number SETUP ----- Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid -and requires no special privilages for installation. It does not +and requires no special privileges for installation. It does not require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security features. @@ -81,6 +84,14 @@ case. Once built put a copy of rsync in your search path on the local and remote systems (or use "make install"). That's it! +RSYNC SERVERS +------------- + +rsync can also talk to "rsync servers" which can provide anonymous or +authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how +to setup a rsync server. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to +connect to a rsync server. + MAILING LIST ------------ @@ -138,7 +149,8 @@ paulus@cs.anu.edu.au AVAILABILITY ------------ -The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync +The main ftp site for rsync is ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/rsync +This is also available as rsync://samba.anu.edu.au/rsyncftp/ Mirrors are available at: