rsync - Jul 2003 - How to backup whole directory over SSH and keep permissions?

I'm trying to use rsync to backup a whole system from one machine to another
over SSH. I'd like to retain the permissions and groups so I can recover
part of the directory. The problem is, the machines are both set up to
prohibit root logins over SSH (for security), and of course rsync can't set
the owners on files if it's not root. Is it possible? What's the right
way
to do this? Thanks in advance.

--- Francis Potter

On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 05:48:52PM -0700, Francis Potter
wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to use rsync to backup a whole system from one machine to
another
> over SSH. I'd like to retain the permissions and groups so I can
recover
> part of the directory. The problem is, the machines are both set up to
> prohibit root logins over SSH (for security), and of course rsync can't
set
> the owners on files if it's not root. Is it possible? What's the
right way
> to do this? Thanks in advance.
There is no one right way.  Probably the best way is to drop
the no root ssh requirement.  Another would be to set up a
root (/) module running as root in rsyncd which depending on
your perspective is less secure.  After that come a list of
things that will work if certain assumptions are true.

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