Re: rsync --daemon complains parsing nonexistant /etc/rsyncd.conf
On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 6:13 AM Paul Slootman wrote: > IMHO rsync is correct in refusing to run with a missing rsyncd.conf. > Yeah, it's one of the ways that some installs prevent a superfluous daemon from starting up -- if it's not configured, you don't want it. ..wayne.. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Re: rsync --daemon complains parsing nonexistant /etc/rsyncd.conf
On Sat 17 Sep 2022, Colton Lewis via rsync wrote: > This is on a system where /etc/rsyncd.conf does not exist and goes away if > /etc/rsyncd.conf is an empty file. > > Version: rsync version 3.2.5 protocol version 31 > Command: rsync --daemon > What happens: The program outputs "Failed to parse config file: > /etc/rsyncd.conf" > What I expect: The program should run with the same default values it does > when /etc/rsyncd.conf is an empty file. So what functionality does rsync as a daemon have if there is an empty rsyncd.conf file? IMHO rsync is correct in refusing to run with a missing rsyncd.conf. Paul -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
rsync --daemon complains parsing nonexistant /etc/rsyncd.conf
This is on a system where /etc/rsyncd.conf does not exist and goes away if /etc/rsyncd.conf is an empty file. Version: rsync version 3.2.5 protocol version 31 Command: rsync --daemon What happens: The program outputs "Failed to parse config file: /etc/rsyncd.conf" What I expect: The program should run with the same default values it does when /etc/rsyncd.conf is an empty file. Bonus: The install process installs an example file at /etc/rsyncd.conf with the intended defaults and documented with comments. If there are security concerns enough to require creating a config file before enabling, the error message should explicitly say that. The current behavior is probably known and not a large concern, but it is still an annoying usability shock for such a mature piece of software. -- Colton Lewis -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
