> Hamish wrote: > > Hi, > > > > in an effort to save someone else the same trouble we just had, it > > would be nice to add a /usr/share/doc/rsync/README.Debian file with > > a note that to get the init.d script to work you have to edit > > /etc/default/rsync by hand and set RSYNC_ENABLE=true after adding a > > /etc/rsyncd.conf file as per the 'man rsyncd.conf' man page. Paul Slootman wrote: > Sounds reasonable. Will do.
thanks. > However, the init.d script should have given you the message: > rsync daemon not enabled in > /etc/default/rsync, not starting... > Perhaps you have configured a "silent" boot, which I never do except for > enduser systems where the user can't become root :-) we never saw that because /etc/default/rcS has VERBOSE=no by default. ... so we just got returned to the command prompt without any feedback. (I never knew about that VERBOSE switch before; had to pour through 'sh -x' output to find it ... another thing which is clear in hindsight, but opaque without prior knowledge) > > also it would be good if this page was updated with the same vital > > clue about editing /etc/default/rsync: > > http://www.debian.org/mirror/push_server > > AH, you'll have to take that up with the author of that page, > I have nothing to do with it... ok, in CC. thanks, Hamish -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
