• Make a /etc/rsyncd.conf file
• This is what mine looks like

max connections = 20
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
timeout = 300

[stuff]
comment = Stuff
path = /mnt/stuff
read only = yes
list = yes
uid = nobody
gid = nogroup
# auth users = craig
# secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24

• As you can see i have the authentication commented out, if you turn it on you will need to make a
• /etc/rsyncd.secrets file
• Mine looks like this (even though its turned off)

robert:robertspass

craig:craigspass

• Once we have these two files we can connect fom a client