On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 09:00:50PM +0000, Edward Speyer wrote: > Hi! > > I'm stuck trying to find a nice way to allow rsync / rdiff-backup enough > permissions to keep ownership information intact at the backup-receiving > end. > > I /could/ run as root on the backup-reciever, but it'd be nice if there > was a less sledge-hammer approach to the chown problem :) > > What's the generally accepted method for network backups using > rsync-like tools? > > Ed
I don't know about "generally accepted", but this is what I do... I'm using rsnapshot, which uses rsync over ssh, and "pull" backups to the backup server running as root, but I connect to the backup machines as an ordinary user. I use keychain to help automate ssh-agent for authentication, so I need to connect to the backup host after it boots in order to authenticate the keys. By connecting as a regular user I don't get backups of files that aren't world-readable (other than that user's of course), but ownership and permissions are preserved on the backup host. Ken -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
