Setup RSYNC Server


yum install rsync

vi /etc/rsyncd.conf

[data]
path = /somepath
comment = Whatever
uid = apache
gid = apache
read only = false
auth users = someuser
secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.pass
hosts allow = 192.168.1.27

# note 'someuser' doesn't have to be a system user, its only for rsync

vi /etc/rsyncd.pass
someuser:pass

chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.pass

rsync --daemon

Done!

To connect and transfer files..

rsync -av /some/path rsync://someuser@yourserver/somepath/



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