diff --git a/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
index 0ef790aa4a..7106b29c11 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/account-server.conf.5
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Allow rsync to compress data which is transmitted to destination node
 during sync. However, this is applicable only when destination node is in
 a different region than the local one. The default is false.
 .IP \fBrsync_module\fR
-Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples.
 .IP \fBrecon_cache_path\fR
 Path to recon cache directory. The default is /var/cache/swift.
diff --git a/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
index ca95a431ac..c66fd832c7 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/container-server.conf.5
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Allow rsync to compress data which is transmitted to destination node
 during sync. However, this is applicable only when destination node is in
 a different region than the local one. The default is false.
 .IP \fBrsync_module\fR
-Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples.
 .IP \fBrecon_cache_path\fR
 Path to recon cache directory. The default is /var/cache/swift.
diff --git a/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
index c2382c7cb5..0c79c6f163 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/object-server.conf.5
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ a different region than the local one.
 NOTE: Objects that are already compressed (for example: .tar.gz, .mp3) might
 slow down the syncing process. The default is false.
 .IP \fBrsync_module\fR
-Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples. The default is empty.
 .IP \fBnode_timeout\fR
 Request timeout to external services. The default is 10 seconds.
diff --git a/etc/account-server.conf-sample b/etc/account-server.conf-sample
index 63584851e2..2be6b851d8 100644
--- a/etc/account-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/account-server.conf-sample
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ use = egg:swift#recon
 # a different region than the local one.
 # rsync_compress = no
 #
-# Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+# Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 # etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples.
 # rsync_module = {replication_ip}::account
 #
diff --git a/etc/container-server.conf-sample b/etc/container-server.conf-sample
index 89ac04817d..590da24fac 100644
--- a/etc/container-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/container-server.conf-sample
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ use = egg:swift#recon
 # a different region than the local one.
 # rsync_compress = no
 #
-# Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+# Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 # etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples.
 # rsync_module = {replication_ip}::container
 #
diff --git a/etc/object-server.conf-sample b/etc/object-server.conf-sample
index a1dea066c4..facc00bd2a 100644
--- a/etc/object-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/object-server.conf-sample
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ use = egg:swift#recon
 # slow down the syncing process.
 # rsync_compress = no
 #
-# Format of the rysnc module where the replicator will send data. See
+# Format of the rsync module where the replicator will send data. See
 # etc/rsyncd.conf-sample for some usage examples.
 # rsync_module = {replication_ip}::object
 #