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diff --git a/rsyncd.conf.yo b/rsyncd.conf.yo index f96fc9e1..2dbf67c5 100644 --- a/rsyncd.conf.yo +++ b/rsyncd.conf.yo @@ -532,13 +532,14 @@ quote(itemization( IP address and maskaddr is the netmask in dotted decimal notation for IPv4, or similar for IPv6, e.g. ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:: instead of /64. All IP addresses which match the masked IP address will be allowed in. - it() a hostname. The hostname as determined by a reverse lookup will - be matched (case insensitive) against the pattern. Only an exact - match is allowed in. This only works if "reverse lookup" is enabled - (the default). - it() a hostname pattern using wildcards. These are matched using the - same rules as normal unix filename matching. If the pattern matches - then the client is allowed in. + it() a hostname pattern using wildcards. If the hostname of the connecting IP + (as determined by a reverse lookup) matches the wildcarded name (using the + same rules as normal unix filename matching), the client is allowed in. This + only works if "reverse lookup" is enabled (the default). + it() a hostname. A plain hostname is matched against the reverse DNS of the + connecting IP (if "reverse lookup" is enabled), and/or the IP of the given + hostname is matched against the connecting IP (if "forward lookup" is + enabled, as it is by default). Any match will be allowed in. )) Note IPv6 link-local addresses can have a scope in the address specification: @@ -578,6 +579,11 @@ lookup as soon as a client connects, so disabling it for a module will not avoid the lookup. Thus, you probably want to disable it globally and then enable it for modules that need the information. +dit(bf(forward lookup)) Controls whether the daemon performs a forward lookup +on any hostname specified in an hosts allow/deny setting. By default this is +enabled, allowing the use of an explicit hostname that would not be returned +by reverse DNS of the connecting IP. + dit(bf(ignore errors)) This parameter tells rsyncd to ignore I/O errors on the daemon when deciding whether to run the delete phase of the transfer. Normally rsync skips the bf(--delete) step if any |