Re: [blfs-support] rsync
Richard Melville wrote: Richard Melville wrote: -d /home/rsync doesn't create the home directory; surely it should be -m /home/rsync. No, it just specifies a directory in /etc/passwd, but no one is logging into the rsync account, so it doesn't need to be created. -- Bruce But the suggested configuration file appears to require it:- # This is a basic rsync configuration file # It exports a single module without user authentication. motd file = /home/rsync/welcome.msg use chroot = yes [localhost] path = /home/rsync comment = Default rsync module read only = yes list = yes uid = rsyncd gid = rsyncd Good point. However that's only needed for the server. We'll look into updating it. -- Bruce One further point I forgot to mention, the rsync configure script looks for stunnel, and if it finds it adds support. In non-daemon mode using ssh is fine, as rsync has no built-in encryption, but in daemon mode, for anonymous access with encryption, stunnel would need to be used. Maybe stunnel should be added as an optional dependency. And openssh too, although I note that it is mentioned in the text. Richard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [blfs-support] rsync
Richard Melville wrote: -d /home/rsync doesn't create the home directory; surely it should be -m /home/rsync. No, it just specifies a directory in /etc/passwd, but no one is logging into the rsync account, so it doesn't need to be created. -- Bruce But the suggested configuration file appears to require it:- # This is a basic rsync configuration file # It exports a single module without user authentication. motd file = /home/rsync/welcome.msg use chroot = yes [localhost] path = /home/rsync comment = Default rsync module read only = yes list = yes uid = rsyncd gid = rsyncd Richard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [blfs-support] rsync
Richard Melville wrote: Richard Melville wrote: -d /home/rsync doesn't create the home directory; surely it should be -m /home/rsync. No, it just specifies a directory in /etc/passwd, but no one is logging into the rsync account, so it doesn't need to be created. -- Bruce But the suggested configuration file appears to require it:- # This is a basic rsync configuration file # It exports a single module without user authentication. motd file = /home/rsync/welcome.msg use chroot = yes [localhost] path = /home/rsync comment = Default rsync module read only = yes list = yes uid = rsyncd gid = rsyncd Good point. However that's only needed for the server. We'll look into updating it. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [blfs-support] rsync
Richard Melville wrote: -d /home/rsync doesn't create the home directory; surely it should be -m /home/rsync. No, it just specifies a directory in /etc/passwd, but no one is logging into the rsync account, so it doesn't need to be created. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
