Permissions problem I don't understand

Alan Chandler alan at chandlerfamily.org.uk
Mon Nov 21 15:24:49 GMT 2005


Paul Slootman writes: 

> On Sat 19 Nov 2005, Alan Chandler wrote: 
> 
>> my rsyncd.conf file sets the gid and uid to user backup.backup thusly:- 
>> 
>> syslog facility = daemon
>> uid = backup
>> gid = backup
>> hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24
>> hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
>> timeout = 600
>> read only = false 
>> 
>> [rabbit]
> 
> Move the "read only = false" to the module definition; it's listed as a
> module directive, not as a global option.
 

I will try that when I get home (currently at work) - but ... 

The manual says that you can put module directives at the global level and 
have them apply to all sections.  Is there something special about this 
directive that makes you suggest moving it? 

 

 

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Alan Chandler
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