Package: rsync Version: 2.6.3-2 Severity: wishlist Please consider a different default location for the rsyncd.conf file in a specific directory, preferrably /etc/rsync/rsyncd.conf
A daemonized rsync will likely require more files, for e.g. the "secrets file" and the "exclude from" options. It is a good idea to collect all rsyncd related files in a single directory then. Please note that RSYNC_CONFIG_FILE in /etc/default/rsync is not fully functional in the following situation (it took a while to find): Connecting to an rsyncd via ssh like | rsync -av --rsh="ssh -l ssh-user" [EMAIL PROTECTED]::module local-path will _not_ connect to an rsyncd on "host" - but start a separate daemon there by executing 'rsync --server --daemon .'. This daemon will not take care of /etc/default/rsync, and looks for rsyncd.conf in /etc only and terminates if this file is missing. Therefore: Please add an according warning messages as suggested below /etc/default/rsync # which file should be used as the configuration file for rsync. # This file is used instead of the default /etc/rsyncd.conf + # Warning: This option has no effect if the daemon is accessed + # using a remote shell. When using a different file for + # rsync you might want to symlink /etc/rsyncd.conf to + # that file. # RSYNC_CONFIG_FILE= -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i586) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8 Locale: LANG=C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages rsync depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libpopt0 1.7-5 lib for parsing cmdline parameters -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
