Re: Help with rsync

--- In nslu2-linux-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, tking@xxxx wrote:
> mlsmith59 writes: 
> 
> >  
> > 
> > I have two slugs setup and running unslung 3.18.  My plan is to 
> > locate them at two different locations and use rsync to mirror 
some 
> > files so I can access them at either location.  I have both 
slugs 
> > running rsync (currently on the same network) and I'm trying to 
test 
> > out the mirroring.  Rsync workes but I can't get it to preserve 
> > owner/group.  The receiving machine always ends up with 
> > nobody/nobody.  I am using the --owner and --group options. Any 
> > clues where to look. 
> > 
> > Once I've got this working I'll be adding openssh to try and get 
it 
> > running over a secure connection. 
> > 
> > 
> On order to preserve the permissions you should use the -a option 
(archive) 
> 
> Tom 
> 
> 
Thanks, I tried that and it didn't help.  I have it preserving the 
permissions by using the --perms option. My problem is it won't 
preserve the owner/group.  It preserves owner/group if I rsync to a 
location on the same slug but not when I rsync to the other slug 
over the network.

Mark





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