rsync - Aug 2006 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 4001] New: man page should document --server flag and SSH forced command scenario

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4001

           Summary: man page should document --server flag and SSH forced
                    command scenario
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.0
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org
        ReportedBy: samba-bugzilla@future.shiny.co.il
         QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org


The rsync(1) manpage should document the command line flags --server and
--sender, as well as give a "recipe" for unattended mirror scenarios
(with SSH
public key auth + forced command).


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------- Comment #1 from hashproduct+rsync@gmail.com  2006-08-05 20:46 MST
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Rsync end users should never need the --server and --sender options; they are
used only by the implementation of rsync itself.  Thus, I don't think it is
necessary to document them in the man page.  On the other hand, I don't
think
it could hurt to mention them in the man page, provided they are marked as
"internal" or something so they don't confuse end users.

The SSH forced command thing would do better in a how-to guide than in the man
page.


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------- Comment #2 from samba-bugzilla@future.shiny.co.il  2006-08-06 02:06 MST
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Allright. I would only mention '--server' and '--sender' briefly
as internal
commands, and will find a section in which I'll describe the mechanism used
by
rsync to do zero-setup SSH-based synching and how to retrieve the forced
command. However, I would not tutor the user on setting up SSH keys etc. in the
man page.


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wayned@samba.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED




------- Comment #3 from wayned@samba.org  2006-09-17 19:21 MST -------
The latest manpage mentions the --server and --sender commands near the end in
an INTERNAL COMMANDS section (so that normal users will hopefully not confuse
--server and --daemon).  This new section also mentions the support/rrsync
script, which provides an example script for use with a restricted ssh login.


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