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@192.168.27.15:/home/centos |cat >> /user/Desktop/Dailyrsync.log rsync -a -r -v -t -z --stats --progress -e ssh /homextra/shares/ centos@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@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 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss