You can use the --rsh="/path/to/command/here" argument in conjunction with a simple shell script wrapper that calls rsync using sudo.

Jim Salter
JRS Systems

Paul Galbraith wrote:
Is it possible to configure rsync in server mode, to gain access to root protected files, without the user having to log in as root through ssh?

I'd prefer to login as a regular user through ssh and access an rysnc server on the host that's running as root. As far as I can tell, however, that's not possible...am I wrong?

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