[PLUG] rsync root-owned files

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Sun Oct 20 16:11:02 UTC 2019


I need to rsync the contents of /var/spool/postfix/rshepard from the defunct
desktop's backup drive to the new desktop. I understand that rsync uses ssh
and root is blocked from using ssh. As a user I cannot write to
/var/spool/postfix/. What is the approach that will allow me to transfer
these (and similar system) files from the backup drive to the new desktop?

TIA,

Rich



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