rsync - Jun 2008 - rsync and running scripts

I'm using the rsync protocol to keep a windows and linux system mirrored. I
have set up the rsync and ssh to run properly, but I would like to know if
there is an option, whether in the rsync command or placed in the
rsyncd.conf file where I can call a script that runs each time rsync
executes? The reason i need to do this is to change the groups/permissions
of files when they are transferred over. I could just set this script to run
every minute or so, but I would rather strive for accuracy by just having it
run every time rsync completes a run through.
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becca23 wrote:
> I'm using the rsync protocol to keep a windows and linux system
mirrored. I
> have set up the rsync and ssh to run properly, but I would like to know if
> there is an option, whether in the rsync command or placed in the
> rsyncd.conf file where I can call a script that runs each time rsync
> executes? The reason i need to do this is to change the groups/permissions
> of files when they are transferred over. I could just set this script to
run
> every minute or so, but I would rather strive for accuracy by just having
it
> run every time rsync completes a run through.
What about initiating the transfer on the receiving side ? This way - a 
script and a cron job (or some batch file and task scheduler, if it's on 
windows side) would do the thing nicely. Or if it must be sending side, 
just ssh remote command (script) to do any cleanup you might need after 
rsync transfer completes.

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 02:42:25PM -0700, becca23 wrote:
> but I would like to know if there is an option, whether in the rsync
> command or placed in the rsyncd.conf file where I can call a script
> that runs each time rsync executes?
See the "pre-xfer exec" and "post-xfer exec" daemon
parameters (first
added in 2.6.7):

    http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsyncd.conf.html

..wayne..