[PLUG] rsync root-owned files [RESOLVED]

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Thu Oct 24 23:32:23 UTC 2019


On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, Rich Shepard wrote:

> 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?

Found the solution while working to get the backups working. I added root to
sshd_config's AllowUsers. Since root on the desktop works would use rsync on
only the LAN there's no external exposure as far as I can determine.

Rich



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