Weird behavior with rsync and permission creep

[Austin Godber]

Is it setting the permissions on the target to match the permissions on 
the source dir?

Austin

Bryan O'Neal wrote:
> When ever I run my rsync script (see bellow) it changes the permissions
> on the destination users home directory.  What is going on?
> 
> I have three machines I backup to a box offsite.  Each box has an
> account on the remote box and is using standard key authentication via
> ssh.  Once of my boxes has this peculiar problem in that when it
> finishes backing up the permissions on the destination home directory
> are not the same as when it started.
> The script in question is running from an old Cent OS 4 box to an old
> REL 4 box.  I have no issue with my windows boxes backing up to the same
> REL4 box, but the Cent OS box keeps resetting its REL4 users home
> directory from rwx------ to rwxrwxr-x which, amongst other things, stops
> me from being able to run the script.  The issue started several months
> ago and I can not find any cause.
> 
> 
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> service sendmail start
> date |cat >> /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log
> rsync -a -r -v -t -z --stats --progress -e ssh /home/
> centos at 192.168.27.15:/home/centos |cat >> /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log
> rsync -a -r -v -t -z --stats --progress -e ssh /homextra/shares/
> centos at 192.168.27.15:/home/centos |cat >> /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log
> cat /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log >> /root/Desktop/rsync.log
> 
> mailx -s "Redcent Backup Log" Bryan.Oneal at cornerstonehome.com <
> /root/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log
> sleep 1m
> rm /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log
> 
> 
> service sendmail stop
> 
> 
> Bryan O'Neal
> Cornerstone Homes & Development, Inc.
> 4220 E. McDowell Rd Ste. #108
> Mesa, AZ 85215
> (480) 505-1900 
> http://www.cornerstonehome.com 
> 
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