On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 19:51 -0700, LuKreme wrote: > Now I want to transfer all these files to the new machine, but preserving the > UID/GID combinations. > > I am assuming that I need to (temporarily) set the rsync daemon on the new > machine to run as root. Is that as simple as setting the rsyncd.conf > > uid = root > gid = wheel > > or is there anything else I need to do?
Yes, from the information it provided, it sounds like that is all you need to do (and make sure the rsync command uses -o and -g, or -a, which implies them). -- Matt -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
