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Describe symbolic link handling when writing to a "use chroot = no" module.
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David Dykstra
<dwd@samba.org>
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:02:45 +0000
(17:02 +0000)
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David Dykstra
<dwd@samba.org>
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:02:45 +0000
(17:02 +0000)
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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
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
-of not being able to follow symbolic links outside of the new root path.
-The default is to use chroot.
+of not being able to follow symbolic links outside of the new root path
+when reading. For writing 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
dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to
specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow