On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 02:03:33AM +1000, Michelle L. Murillo wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I am trying to understand rsync, and cannot glean from the
> available documentation how things really work (or it could
> just be operator error....).
>
> 1) I have this running fine from a script by setting up a module
> on the rsync server called "local." No password is required,
> so is this or is this not running through ssh? I need to know
> if stuff is encrypted or not as it is moved over the net. Can
> someone explain exactly what this statement does?
>
> /usr/bin/rsync --rsh $SSHPATH -arzvu hostname::local /usr/local/
The double-colon syntax ignores the --rsh option; you are using the
rsync server without ssh. Ssh is an alternative access for single-colon,
so your data is not being encrypted. If you you need to use ssh, you
can't use rsyncd.conf.
- Dave Dykstra
