Filipe Casal
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--ignore-existing protects the live transfer destination, but three
peer-selectable options reach other existing objects inside the
restricted directory: --log-file appends to one, --partial-dir consumes
and then renames or unlinks one, and --delay-updates does the same
through its implicit .~tmp~ directory. Refuse all three under
-no-overwrite.
Refusal rather than confinement, because confining these paths does not
help: keeping the --log-file append inside the tree still appends to an
existing file, and for the partial directories the peer controls both
the directory and the transferred basename, so a collision is always
reachable. A pre-exec emptiness check would be raceable. The cost is
that a push naming --partial-dir on the remote receiver, or using
--delay-updates, is now refused for a -no-overwrite account.
Each regression drives the option through a wrapper WITHOUT
-no-overwrite as well, and requires that to be accepted. Without that
control the tests cannot tell "refused under -no-overwrite" from
"refused always", and would still pass if the options were disabled for
every rrsync deployment -- verified by making the refusal unconditional,
which the controls then catch.
The wrapper is handed a shim rather than RSYNC directly: RSYNC is a
multi-word command whenever the runner forces --protocol=N, and rrsync
execlp()s its RSYNC as a single executable name, so every one of these
tests died before reaching the policy under test. A fleet run caught it
on the protocol columns of three targets.
Backup mode belongs in the same set. Publishing a backup onto a name
that already exists deletes what is there (backup.c make_backup()), and
deleting a file backs it up first (delete.c), so a --delete of an
unrelated file can land on a protected name -- overwriting a file that
--ignore-existing was holding, with rc=0 and no diagnostic. Disable -b
and --backup-dir. --suffix is left enabled: with both of those refused
nothing can turn backups on, so it is inert.
The short option must be disabled before short_no_arg_re is built, since
a stock client sends b inside the remote short-option bundle and the
regex is snapshotted there; the whole -no-overwrite block therefore
moves up beside the other policy gates rather than sitting after the
chdir. Its regression drives the collision through a wrapper without
-no-overwrite, passing --ignore-existing by hand, which both proves the
refusal is conditional and shows the primitive defeating the very
protection -no-overwrite forces.
rrsync.1.md now states what -no-overwrite costs: no explicit
--partial-dir, no --delay-updates, no server-side --log-file, no backups.
(cherry picked from commit c3abc6c095)
WHAT IS RSYNC?
Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool for both remote and local files.
Rsync uses a delta-transfer algorithm which provides a very fast method for bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand. At first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of diffs between two files normally requires local access to both files.
A technical report describing the rsync algorithm is included with this package.
USAGE
Basically you use rsync just like scp, but rsync has many additional options. To get a complete list of supported options type:
rsync --help
See the manpage for more detailed information.
BUILDING AND INSTALLING
If you need to build rsync yourself, check out the INSTALL page for information on what libraries and packages you can use to get the maximum features in your build.
SETUP
Rsync normally uses ssh or rsh for communication with remote systems. It does not need to be setuid and requires no special privileges for installation. You must, however, have a working ssh or rsh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security features.
Alternatively, rsync can run in `daemon' mode, listening on a socket. This is generally used for public file distribution, although authentication and access control are available.
To install rsync, first run the "configure" script. This will create a Makefile and config.h appropriate for your system. Then type "make".
Note that on some systems you will have to force configure not to use gcc because gcc may not support some features (such as 64 bit file offsets) that your system may support. Set the environment variable CC to the name of your native compiler before running configure in this 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 DAEMONS
Rsync can also talk to "rsync daemons" which can provide anonymous or authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) manpage for details on how to setup an rsync daemon. See the rsync(1) manpage for info on how to connect to an rsync daemon.
WEB SITE
For more information, visit the main rsync web site.
You'll find a FAQ list, downloads, resources, HTML versions of the manpages, etc.
MAILING LISTS
There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its applications that is open to anyone to join. New releases are announced on this list, and there is also an announcement-only mailing list for those that want official announcements. See the mailing-list page for full details.
BUG REPORTS
The bug-tracking web page has full details on bug reporting.
That page contains links to the current bug list, and information on how to do a good job when reporting a bug. You might also like to try searching the Internet for the error message you've received, or looking in the mailing list archives.
To send a bug report, follow the instructions on the bug-tracking page of the web site.
Alternately, email your bug report to rsync@lists.samba.org.
For security issues please email details of the issue to rsync.project@gmail.com.
GIT REPOSITORY
If you want to get the very latest version of rsync direct from the source code repository, then you will need to use git. The git repo is hosted on GitHub and on Samba's site.
See the download page for full details on all the ways to grab the source.
COPYRIGHT
Rsync was originally written by Andrew Tridgell and Paul Mackerras. Many people from around the world have helped to maintain and improve it.
Special thanks go to Wayne Davison, who maintained rsync from 2004 to 2024.
Rsync may be used, modified and redistributed only under the terms of the GNU General Public License, found in the file COPYING in this distribution, or at the Free Software Foundation.