The config file for the local rsync mirror is wrong. In the howthos it's mentioned that it has to be placed in /etc/rsync/rsyncd.conf for me only /etc/rsyncd.conf works, maybe it has something to do with the versions of rsync. I'm using net-misc/rsync-2.6.4 and there is already an example /etc/rsyncd.conf affected versions: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/de/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/nl/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/fr/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/it/rsync.xml Furthermore in the english version is also a small error. "You do not have to use the hosts allow and hosts deny options." I'm not an Englishmen, but I'm quite sure that means that I'm not allowed to use these options, but they are optional so it shoulb be: "You do not need to use the hosts allow and hosts deny options." Finally there is only the [portage] module in the howtos, the official rsync-servers use the [gentoo-portage] module and it's already in the /etc/rsyncd.conf example it works as well, but it's not up-to-date so maybe it gets synced, too. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: rsync server starts and listens but the portage (or gentoo-portage) module is not available Expected Results: rsync server should work ;)
"You do not have to use the hosts allow and hosts deny options." That is actually correct. The guide means to say that by default you don't have to specify anything but use it only when needed. "You do not have to" & "You do not need to" mean pretty much the same :) and I guess the former is better language.
Actually the document isn't bad (except for the rsyncd.conf file location); the [portage] module is used later on in the "Configuring your Clients" section. I have updated that one to use gentoo-portage as well though to reflect the Gentoo naming style.
Changing the [portage] module to [gentoo-portage] will also change the output in the Code Listing 4.3. It's just a bit confusing. affected versions: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/de/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/fr/rsync.xml http://www.gentoo.org/doc/it/rsync.xml ps: the German howto is not fixed yet, but the bug was already closed. I don't know if that was right and it's the job of the translaters. Im also a newbie in bug-submitting, so tell me if I'm doing something wrong.
Ah, thanks; missed those. Yes, bugs get closed when English documents are fixed. Translations follow shortly, the teams are informed of the changes and process them on their own.
