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authorDavid Dykstra <dwd@samba.org>2002-06-27 17:51:25 +0000
committerDavid Dykstra <dwd@samba.org>2002-06-27 17:51:25 +0000
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Document in --owner and "use chroot" that --numeric-ids is implied when
use chroot is yes.
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@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ for each module in tt(/etc/rsyncd.conf).
dit(bf(use chroot)) If "use chroot" is true, the rsync server will chroot
to the "path" before starting the file transfer with the client. This has
the advantage of extra protection against possible implementation security
-holes, but it has the disadvantages of requiring super-user privileges and
+holes, but it has the disadvantages of requiring super-user privileges,
of not being able to follow symbolic links outside of the new root path
-when reading. When "use chroot" is false, for security reasons
-symlinks may only be relative paths pointing to other files within the
-root path, and leading slashes are removed from absolute paths. The
-default for "use chroot" is true.
+when reading, and of implying the --numeric-ids option because /etc/passwd
+becomes inaccessible. When "use chroot" is false, for security reasons
+symlinks may only be relative paths pointing to other files within the root
+path, and leading slashes are removed from absolute paths. The default for
+"use chroot" is true.
dit(bf(max connections)) The "max connections" option allows you to
specify the maximum number of simultaneous connections you will allow.