Don't understand the server question. The syncd is enabled and started at boot with the rsyncd.conf in /etc, rsyncd.srct in /etc and rsync in /etc/default. The client start the rsync process with a cron job with the attached script.
** Attachment added: "Resync.sh" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1888685/+attachment/5396358/+files/Resync.sh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888685 Title: rsync fails after installing level 3.2.1 Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After installation of rsync.3.2.1 my attempt to sync fails with chroot error. The rsyncd.log indicates that rsync can't find the directories I want to sync. 2020/07/18 10:01:20 [3689] rsyncd version 3.2.1 starting, listening on port 873 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] rsync allowed access on module Bin_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5786] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Bin failed: No such file or directory (2) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] rsync allowed access on module Bin_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5794] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Bin failed: No such file or directory (2) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] name lookup failed for 192.168.1.159: Name or service not known 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] connect from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] rsync allowed access on module Drawings_dir from UNKNOWN (192.168.1.159) 2020/07/18 11:00:01 [5795] rsync: [Receiver] chroot /home/cliff/Drawings failed: No such file or directory (2) Dropping back to Ubuntu 20.04 and rsync works again. The rsync update was install 7/18. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: rsync 3.2.1-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu42 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jul 23 10:28:17 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-06 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200609) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.default.rsync: 2020-07-06T11:31:56.141217 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/1888685/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp