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Simon Williams wrote: > Hello everyone (and Happy New Year). > > I'm trying to make a backup of my server using rsync over ssh. Direct > root logins are not permitted on either machine, but this presents a > problem. I need to have root perms on the server so that I can see all > the files to backup. But I also need root perms on the machine to which > the backups are being made so that the ownership of files is preserved. > > Any ideas how to overcome this one? Use the rsync daemon instead? It's not the most perfect solution, but I think it will achieve what you need. James -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html