Rsync server-side config

1. config file: /etc/rsyncd.conf

 

2. sample config file

   

uid = root
gid = root
use chroot = true
pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock
log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log


[share]
path = /fileserver/share
ignore errors
read only = ture
secrets file = /fileserver/auth/backup.scrt


3. secrets file sample

root@myhost:/fileserver/auth# ls -al backup.scrt

---------- 1 root root 10 2009-01-15 16:57 backup.scrt

root@myhost:/fileserver/auth# more backup.scrt

gfebackup

root@myhost:/fileserver/auth#

 

4. Start rsync

   rsync --daemon

 

5. Add it to /etc/rc.local