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Document in --owner and "use chroot" that --numeric-ids is implied when

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use chroot is yes.
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David Dykstra
2002-06-27 17:51:25 +00:00
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@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ permissions to be the same as the local permissions.
dit(bf(-o, --owner)) This option causes rsync to set the owner of the
destination file to be the same as the source file. On most systems,
only the super-user can set file ownership.
only the super-user can set file ownership. Note that if the remote system
is a daemon using chroot, the --numeric-ids option is implied because the
remote system cannot get access to the usernames from /etc/passwd.
dit(bf(-g, --group)) This option causes rsync to set the group of the
destination file to be the same as the source file. If the receiving

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@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ for each module in tt(/etc/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.