Tim Conway wrote:
You have to have a "uid = 0" in the rsyncd.conf file for that module,
since only root can give away files, and also bypass all (except over NFS,
etc.) file protections.
For (insert diety's name here)'s sake, don't use "/" for a path, and don't
leave it un-chrooted, unless you'
Is it possible to configure rsync in server mode, to gain access to root
protected files, without the user having to log in as root through ssh?
I'd prefer to login as a regular user through ssh and access an rysnc
server on the host that's running as root. As far as I can tell,
however, that'
I was trying to configure a remote system to be backed up with Rsync,
but I'm wondering if I misunderstand the way the rsync is designed to
run in server mode over ssh.
I set up a rsync server on the host to be backed up, running out of
inetd. I can connect locally from the server and things s
