diff --git a/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/codehaus.sh b/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/codehaus.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+FROM=mavensync@repository.codehaus.org:/repository/
+TO=./
+SSH_OPTS="-i $HOME/.ssh/new-id_dsa"
+#RSYNC_OPTS="-L"
+
+## NOTE that codehaus only honours some rsync options. Others may be summarily discarded and/or cause the rsync to break - check
+## with them if changing them
diff --git a/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.codehaus.sh b/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.codehaus.sh.bak
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rename from maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.codehaus.sh
rename to maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.codehaus.sh.bak
diff --git a/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.livetribe.sh b/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.livetribe.sh.bak
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rename from maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.livetribe.sh
rename to maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.livetribe.sh.bak
diff --git a/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.logicblaze.sh b/maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.logicblaze.sh.bak
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rename from maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.logicblaze.sh
rename to maven-meeper/src/bin/m2-sync/conf/org.logicblaze.sh.bak