On Fri 10 Apr 2026, Kevin Korb via rsync wrote: > > I didn't mean that almost nobody uses the read only option in rsyncd.conf. > I meant that almost nobody uses rsyncd at all. Publishing publicly > available read only repositories is one of the things it is still used for.
I use it extensively for backups in our "private cloud" network, and elsewhere, together with appropriate firewall rules. I trust rsyncd with appropriate "hosts allow", "uid" and "read only = yes" in de modules definitions more than hoping that no one ever makes an error in locking down root ssh access. > Rsync over ssh isn't just about encryption it is also about the far superior > authentication capabilities of ssh. Like ssh keys. This is especially > important when rsyncing as root for system backups. FWIW the (admittedly) simplistic rsync authentication can add a bit more security to an rsyncd setup. 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
