My notes, things I have learned, and documentation I have created.

How I setup an rsync daemon and used it between Fedora 5 and CentOS5:

How to start daemon on server you want to sync with:

rsync –daemon –config=/usr/local/etc/rsyncd.conf # two dashes

What is in the /usr/local/etc/rsyncd.conf. Not the most secure, but it is a start:
uid = root
gid = root
use chroot = no
max connections = 4
hosts allow 192.168.0.4
syslog facility = local5
pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid

[opt]
path = /opt
comment = Opt directory

[home]
path = /home
comment = Home directory

[varwww]
path = /var/www
comment = Web directories

[varspoolmail]
path = /var/spool/mail
comment = Mail spool directory

How to initate and update any changes while preserving modification times, owner, and group. Also, recursive.

On the server you want to sync to:

rsync -ptrogu rsync://servername:/directory /directory