Hi Bohdan, You have give me the right answer !!! ;-) I can´t use root because this use hasn´t ssh access, so I can´t use the 'rsync ssh' command with it, but the other idea is great, I have followed your indications (with other names) and all works like a charm, thank you very much, ESG P.S.: and I want to change the permissons of the files owned by other,!!!!! sometimes when you are a lot of time with the same problem you lose the head!! 2010/1/14 Bohdan Sydor <bohdan@xxxxxxxxxx> > ESGLinux wrote: > > I have a webserver with the user apache being the owner of all under > > /opt/www/. > > One more thing, when I update one file, it changes the owner and group of > > the file to the user that I use to connect. > > > I use this: > > rsync -azv -e 'ssh ' --delete /locatpatch/* user2@server:/opt/www/ > > > any idea? > > The easiest way (but not the ultimate one) is rsync the files as root. > Root can both change the ownership and permissions of files. To do it > more securely I'd recommend to disable password login for user root via > ssh. > > Another (IMHO better) way is to try such configuration: > > /opt/www owned by user2 and group ie. webmasters, chmod 2770 /opt/www > and add user apache to group webmasters. Then, under /opt/www all files > will be owned by user2:webmasters. If apache is to modify some files, > they must be group-writable. > > regards > -- > Bohdan Sydor > RHC{E,I,X} > www.sydor.net > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list