Update rsyncd.conf documentation to be right for rsync server mode over a

remote shell.
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David Dykstra committed 2003-01-27 03:07:18 +00:00
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mailto(rsync-bugs@samba.org)
manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(12 Feb 1999)()()
manpage(rsyncd.conf)(5)(26 Jan 2003)()()
manpagename(rsyncd.conf)(configuration file for rsync server)
manpagesynopsis()
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manpagedescription()
The rsyncd.conf file is the runtime configuration file for rsync when
run with the --daemon option. When run in this way rsync becomes a
rsync server listening on TCP port 873. Connections from rsync clients
are accepted for either anonymous or authenticated rsync sessions.
run as an rsync server.
The rsyncd.conf file controls authentication, access, logging and
available modules.
@@ -51,9 +49,12 @@ bind to a port numbered under 1024 (as is the default 873), or to set
file ownership. Otherwise, it must just have permission to read and
write the appropriate data, log, and lock files.
You can launch it either via inetd or as a stand-alone daemon. If run
as a daemon then just run the command "rsync --daemon" from a suitable
startup script.
You can launch it either via inetd, as a stand-alone daemon, or from
an rsync client via a remote shell. If run as a stand-alone daemon then
just run the command "rsync --daemon" from a suitable startup script.
If run from an rsync client via a remote shell (by specifying both the
"-e/--rsh" option and server mode with "::" or "rsync://"), the --daemon
option is automatically passed to the remote side.
When run via inetd you should add a line like this to /etc/services: