[ale] rsync without ssh quick tutorial

[James Sumners]

Since another thread is asking how to get it done, here's the quick rundown:

On the destination system, create a /etc/rsyncd.conf file and add some
contents similar to:

#####
max connections = 5
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
timeout = 300

[webroot]
  comment = Static web resources root
  path = /opt/webroot
  read only = no
  list = yes
  uid = nobody
  gid = webeditors
#####

Then create a inetd configuration (the following is for xinetd):

#####
service rsync
{
  disable = no
  socket_type     = stream
  wait            = no
  user            = root
  server          = /usr/bin/rsync
  server_args     = --daemon
  log_on_failure  += USERID
}
#####

Done. Now you can rsync some stuff over to that server. I highly recommend
doing the following extra configuration on said server:

`iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 873 --src 10.0.0.15 -j ACCEPT\
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 873 -j DROP`

Where "10.0.0.15" is the client machine that will be sending data over
rsync.

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