rsync servers

• use of rsync server triggered by double-colon in command line: rsync -av --progress ftp.ibiblio.org::

• single-colon uses rsh, or value of RSYNC_RSH, or “-e ssh”

• configuartion in /etc/rsyncd.conf

• runs from [x]inetd, default port 873, as “rysnc --daemon”

• can be configured with host-based and user-based security

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