Here is a guide on how to setup rsync daemon on mycloud gen2 device. To run rsync daemon you will need a configuration file and a secret file (for password storage). By default they should be created as /etc/rsyncd.conf and /etc/rsyncd.secrets. However /etc/ is cleaned on every reboot, so to avoi…

[GUIDE] running rsync daemon

dietmarschmidt February 15, 2020, 8:53pm 12

I haven’t installed WDcrack. Just add the following line in
/usr/local/config/wdlog.conf

/usr/sbin/rsync --config=/mnt/HD/HD_a2//rsyncd.conf --daemon

works well

I don’t know what happens when I perform a firmware update. I have disabled automatic updates.

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