From: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 07:19:03 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: add warning about using RSYNC_PASSWORD on systems where env varibables
X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/commitdiff_plain/3bc67f0c4f0bf0ad9a59366ea05c837fd4d0e7b1

add warning about using RSYNC_PASSWORD on systems where env varibables
are visible to all users.
---

diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
index e227440c..ff0f91df 100644
--- a/rsync.yo
+++ b/rsync.yo
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ 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.
 
+WARNING: On some systems environment variables are visible to all
+users. 
+
 manpagesection(RUNNING AN RSYNC SERVER)
 
 An rsync server is configured using a config file which by default is