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@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 --------------------------------------------------- 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