On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 9:27 PM, gary artim <gartim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 8:43 PM, gary artim <gartim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson >> <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> gary artim wrote: >>>> /usr/bin/rsync --stats -ae "ssh" --rsync-path="sudo /usr/bin/rsync" >>>> /my rsync@host1:/backup/my >>>> >>>> I'm running the above command as user rsync (on both the local and >>>> remote system). Both rsync >>>> users are in /etc/sudoers and permitted to run the command as root >>>> /usr/bin/rsync and I have >>>> ssh-kegen stuff setup correctly. tested aka: ssh host1 who (no passwd >>>> asked for) >>>> >>>> The problem: the local files get permission denied on root owned files >>>> subdirs. If I add >>>> sudo /usr/bin/rsync --stats -ae "ssh" --rsync-path="sudo >>>> /usr/bin/rsync" /my rsync@host1:/backup/my >>>> >>>> I get prompted for a ssh passwd. Has anyone solved or done this? >>>> >>>> Any help would be great! >>>> >>>> -- Gary >>>> >>> You could try the -E option of sudo when using the second form. >>> >>> -E The -E (preserve environment) option will override the env_reset >>> option in sudoers(5)). It is only available when either the matching >>> command has the SETENV tag or the setenv option is set in sudoers(5). >>> >>> This should preserve your ssh=agent settings. Now, if you are using >>> a private key without a password, you can add the key to roots >>> secure keyring. Then you should not need the -E option... >>> >>> Mikkel >> >> Thanks much I'll try it out and report back...Gary >> > > Hi Mikkel -- > > tried: > sudo -E /usr/bin/rsync --stats -ae "ssh" --rsync-path="sudo > /usr/bin/rsync" /my rsync@genepinfs:/backup/my > > after added to /etc/sudoers: > rsync ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: SETENV: /usr/bin/rsync > > still get a prompt for a password for the remote machine. If I remove > the 'sudo -E' in the > beginning it doesn't ask for a password on the remote machine, but > authorization on the local machine > doesn't work (as root), if the rsync user has permissions all is well > on both ends. > > Is this the correct way to set setenv? > > Thanks for the help, > -- Gary > if I do: /usr/bin/rsync --stats -ae /my /tmp All power is given to the rsync user as root. Many of the files are owned by root in /my Just more info...Gary -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
