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When you run rsyncd as root it drops privileges to use nobody unless you tell it to do otherwise. On 08/08/12 02:29, András Porjesz wrote: > Hi Steven, In my case rsyncd runs as root, so it must have right to > do the job. Rsync started with -p, but the daemon could not write > into the destination area, because the [newly created] directories > were owned by "nobody" and "other" had no right to write into it. > The solution (workaround) was to add this line to the config of the > daemon: uid=root. I have no any idea why it works, why it has any > effect at all and why it was not documented if it was required to > use --perms. > > Andras > > -----Original Message----- From: rsync-boun...@lists.samba.org > [mailto:rsync-boun...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Steven Levine > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 00:16 To: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: cannot rsync when source directory lacks write > permission > > In > <CAFUyVX4O-o=r36MA0sMfhMMiPZSurLg3V0Z=qx_v1bz099g...@mail.gmail.com>, > > on 08/07/12 > at 01:03 PM, "Greg Deback (rsync)" <greg.deb+rs...@gmail.com> > said: > > > Hi, > > >> No I think this bug is not related. However, I am wondering : if >> the directory is write-protected, even for root, that means it >> never changes right ? > > No. As the code says > > /* We need to ensure that the dirs in the transfer have both * > readable and writable permissions during the time we are * putting > files within them. This is then restored to the * former > permissions after the transfer is done. */ > > If András can not create files and/or dirctories at the > destination, it is because the directory does not already have the > required read/write permissions or the rsync daemon does not have > the authority to change the permissions. > > Regards, > > Steven > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Steven Levine" <stev...@earthlink.net> eCS/Warp/DIY etc. > www.scoug.com www.ecomstation.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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 - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlAio0kACgkQVKC1jlbQAQeqtQCg2iJf8hZirc6NqiCzSwBxvoaD tCQAoNhHpcr1wvx+2BLpODu6qxKiw5Vx =6RSR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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
