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| -rw-r--r-- | rsyncd.conf.yo | 15 |
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diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo index 6931960e..7b7c8d63 100644 --- a/rsyncd.conf.yo +++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo @@ -163,10 +163,12 @@ was run as root. This complements the "uid" option. The default is the group "nobody". dit(bf(exclude)) The "exclude" option allows you to specify a space -separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is equivalent -to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude option. Only -one "exclude" option may be specified, but you can use "-" and "+" before -patterns to specify exclude/include. +separated list of patterns to add to the exclude list. This is +equivalent to the client specifying these patterns with the --exclude +option except that the exclude list is not passed to the client and +thus only apply on the server. Only one "exclude" option may be +specified, but you can use "-" and "+" before patterns to specify +exclude/include. Note that this option is not designed with strong security in mind, it is quite possible that a client may find a way to bypass this @@ -177,8 +179,9 @@ file permissions. dit(bf(exclude from)) The "exclude from" option specifies a filename on the server that contains exclude patterns, one per line. This is equivalent to the client specifying the --exclude-from option with a -equivalent file. See also the note about security for the exclude -option above. +equivalent file except that the resulting exclude patterns are not +passed to the client and thus only apply on the server. See also the +note about security for the exclude option above. dit(bf(include)) The "include" option allows you to specify a space separated list of patterns which rsync should not exclude. This is |