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: >> >> 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 > 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: > -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
[blfs-support] rsync
-d /home/rsync doesn't create the home directory; surely it should be -m /home/rsync. Richard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
