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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ You can launch it either via inetd, as a stand-alone daemon, or from an rsync
client via a remote shell. If run as a stand-alone daemon then just run the
command "`rsync --daemon`" from a suitable startup script.

Systems using systemd can use the example unit files in the source tree's
`packaging/systemd` directory. The `rsync.service` file runs a stand-alone
daemon using `rsync --daemon --no-detach`, while `rsync.socket` and
`rsync@.service` show a socket-activated setup for incoming connections. These
files may need local adjustment to match your installed rsync path, packaging
layout, and module policy.

When run via inetd you should add a line like this to /etc/services:

> rsync 873/tcp
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