Index: rsyncd.conf.5.md --- rsyncd.conf.5.md.orig +++ rsyncd.conf.5.md @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ the values of parameters. See the GLOBAL PARAMETERS s and from that module should take place as when the daemon was run as root. In combination with the "[gid](#)" parameter this determines what file permissions are available. The default when run by a super-user is to - switch to the system's "nobody" user. The default for a non-super-user is + switch to the system's "_rsync" user. The default for a non-super-user is to not try to change the user. See also the "[gid](#)" parameter. The RSYNC_USER_NAME environment variable may be used to request that rsync @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ the values of parameters. See the GLOBAL PARAMETERS s extra ones be set as supplemental groups. You may also specify a "`*`" as the first gid in the list, which will be replaced by all the normal groups for the transfer's user (see "[uid](#)"). The default when run by a super-user - is to switch to your OS's "nobody" (or perhaps "nogroup") group with no + is to switch to the "_rsync" group with no other supplementary groups. The default for a non-super-user is to not change any group attributes (and indeed, your OS may not allow a non-super-user to try to change their group settings). @@ -1198,8 +1198,8 @@ A simple rsyncd.conf file that allow anonymous rsync t A more sophisticated example would be: > ``` -> uid = nobody -> gid = nobody +> uid = _rsync +> gid = _rsync > use chroot = yes > max connections = 4 > syslog facility = local5