rsync - Oct 2001 - Confused by modules

Hi,

I'm confused as to the purpose of rsync modules.  I know how to set them up
in rsyncd.conf, and can list the available modules on a remote linux machine
using 'rsync camlinux01::' from a Win32 client, but I can't find any
information on what they are actually for.

The man page for rsyncd.conf talks about them as if they are vitaly
important, but the man page for rsync doesn't mention them anywhere other
than the part about how to list them on a remote machine. I'd like to be
able to set up a module such as:

[tlibs]
    path = /rsynctest/tlibs
    comment = Latest SCEI libraries and tools

and then be able to get the full hierarchy of folders and files inside the
/rsynctest/tlibs folder.  I can get them by doing 'rsync -acvzP -e ssh
root@camlinux01:/rsynctest/tlibs .' , but that means I have to know the
specific directory.  How do I say that I want the [tlibs] module without
knowing the path?

My apologies if I've missed anything obvious.

Thanks,

Paul Donovan
Senior Programmer
SCEE Cambridge

On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 09:37:18AM +0100, Paul Donovan
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm confused as to the purpose of rsync modules.  I know how to set
them up
> in rsyncd.conf, and can list the available modules on a remote linux
machine
> using 'rsync camlinux01::' from a Win32 client, but I can't
find any
> information on what they are actually for.
Basically they're a convenience to be able specify different top level
directories and give different characteristics to each.  Normally people
do not want to expose their whole filesystem to people without logins, which
would be the other alternative.
> The man page for rsyncd.conf talks about them as if they are vitaly
> important, but the man page for rsync doesn't mention them anywhere
other
> than the part about how to list them on a remote machine. I'd like to
be
> able to set up a module such as:
> 
> [tlibs]
>     path = /rsynctest/tlibs
>     comment = Latest SCEI libraries and tools
> 
> and then be able to get the full hierarchy of folders and files inside the
> /rsynctest/tlibs folder.  I can get them by doing 'rsync -acvzP -e ssh
> root@camlinux01:/rsynctest/tlibs .' , but that means I have to know the
> specific directory.  How do I say that I want the [tlibs] module without
> knowing the path?
Just refer to it as "tlibs":
    rsync -acvzP camlinox01::tlibs .

> My apologies if I've missed anything obvious.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul Donovan
> Senior Programmer
> SCEE Cambridge
- Dave Dykstra