rsync - Jun 2010 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 7510] New: rsyncd.conf: Default path=/ is dangerous

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7510

           Summary: rsyncd.conf: Default path=/ is dangerous
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.7
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: pepper at reppep.com
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


One of our users accidentally commented out the path entry for a module on our
backup server. As a result, the backup started overwriting system files and
wrecked the backup server. I realize that path=/ is an excellent default for
pulling backups from other machines, but would like to suggest that path must
be explicitly set (for all modules or individual modules) in order to write to 
rsyncd.


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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7510


wayned at samba.org changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED
            Version|3.0.7                       |3.1.0




------- Comment #1 from wayned at samba.org  2010-06-11 11:46 CST -------
This is already fixed in the 3.1.0dev code in git -- rsync refuses to use any
module that doesn't have a path set.


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