---
name: "mkrsyncd_conf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.2.3-6sarge4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mkrsyncd_conf"
---

# mkrsyncd\_conf(8)

generates rsyncd.conf from a rsync stub directory

## NAME

mkrsyncd\_conf - generates rsyncd.conf from a rsync stub directory

## SYNOPSIS

**mkrsyncd\_conf**

## DESCRIPTION

**mkrsyncd\_conf** is a utility for generating a rsyncd.conf file for SystemImager from an rsync stub directory.  The location of the rsync stub directory and the rsyncd.conf file are specified in */etc/systemimager/systemimager.conf*

Stub files in the rsync stub directory can fit into any of the following categories, specified by the leading numbers in the filename:

- •

  10*description* - comments and global definitions

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  20*ARCH* - architecture specific entries

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  30*DESCRIPTION* - comments and definitions for the image section

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  40*IMAGENAME* - entry for *IMAGENAME*

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  70*DESCRIPTION* - reserved for local use

All other numeric ranges are reserved for future use.

## OPTIONS

No options are currently accepted.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by dann \<\<dannf@debian.org\>\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[systemimager.conf(5)](/systemimager.conf/5.md)