I would highly recommend that you use rsync over ssh for anything that isn't read-only much less anything with root access.
Anyway, is there anything in the main section of the config that would interfere? Are there any ACLs or selinux on /data or / ? On 10/19/2018 08:45 AM, Bruce Adams via rsync wrote: > I am trying to use rsync to back up data on a central server. On the > server I created a module for the target directory; here is the entry > for it in rsyncd.conf: > > > > [data] > > path = /data > > read only = false > > uid = root > > gid = root > > #auth users = nmrsu:rw, root:rw > > #secrets file = /etc/.rsync.stuff > > log file = /var/log/rsync.log > > > > On the server rsyncd is running with root permissions, and the > permissions on /data are 777. Yet when I try to save data to that > directory, even running rsync as root on the remote system, I get a > permission denied error. If I push data from the remote host to /tmp on > the server there is no problem. There is likewise no problem in pulling > data from the remote host to /data on the server. Only trying to push > from the remote host to the data module on the server fails. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Bruce > > > > > > Bruce Adams > > ada...@mit.edu > > MIT Dep't. of Chemistry Instrument Facility > > 617-253-1812 > > > > > -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: https://sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,
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