https://superuser.com/questions/270911/run-rsync-with-root-permission-on-remote-machine
This also a fairly in-depth write-up of solutions, using both sudo and rsyncd methods. -----Original Message----- From: rsync <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kevin Korb via rsync Sent: Monday, April 13, 2026 8:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Rsync to transfer files owned by different users That is a fairly decent howto for rsync+sudo but it is missing a piece... The option requiretty must not be set in the sudoers file. The article does mention a workaround for it being enabled but it is much easier to just make sure it isn't present in the file. OTOH, the even easier method is just to use ssh key authentication and ssh as root. On 4/13/26 09:44, RolandK via rsync wrote: > you can use rsync via sudo > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/719439/using-rsync-with-sudo-on-the- > destination-machine > > > > Am 13.04.26 um 13:44 schrieb H via rsync: >> Running rsync 3.2.5 on Rocky Linux 9. I am a long-time vanilla user of rsync >> to transfer files between servers and local computers. Now, however, I have >> a need that is more complex and I could use some help figuring out how to do. >> >> I need to transfer directories/files owned by multiple users from a server >> to another machine in preparation for a switch-over. I am the administrator >> of both machines and I have configured them to only allow access using ssh >> using my key, in other words, no password logins, nor can root access the >> machines using ssh. >> >> I am hoping I - using a bash script - can log in, elevate my privileges to >> root and then (somehow) transfer the files from the server to another >> machine. >> >> I should add that this server is running rsync 3.1.2 on CentOS 7. >> >> Can I do this given the constraints I have above? If so, what should the >> command look like? >> >> Many thanks in advance! >> >> >> > -- 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 -- 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
