OpenMediaVault rsync – ubuntu

• Edit the file /etc/default/rsync

RSYNC_ENABLE=inetd

#install
apt-get -y install xinetd

• create /etc/xinetd.d/rsync

service rsync
{
    disable = no
    socket_type = stream
    wait = no
    user = root
    server = /usr/bin/rsync
    server_args = --daemon
    log_on_failure += USERID
    flags = IPv4
}

• Create /etc/rsyncd.conf

max connections = 2
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
timeout = 300

[share]
comment = Public Share
path = /home/share
read only = no
list = yes
uid = 0
gid = 0
auth users = user
secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

cat /etc/rsyncd.secrets 

user1:user1

chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets

• Restart

/etc/init.d/xinetd restart

• Verify

home@home:~$ rsync user1@192.168.29.142::share
Password: 
drwxr-xr-x          4,096 2025/03/21 11:21:47 .
-rw-r--r--              0 2025/03/21 11:21:47 1.txt