rsync - Jul 2012 - Rsync over ssh with root privileges

Hi,

I'm trying to copy some files from a remote server.
(That server uses passphrase to auth users.)
Rsync should be able to copy files with root privileges.

Here is my attempt:

sudo rsync -avP --exclude 'proc' --exclude 'dev' --exclude
'tmp'
--exclude 'sys' --exclude 'mnt' --rsync-path='sudo
rsync' -e "ssh -t
-t -i /home/USER/.ssh/key" USER at SERVER:/  /mnt/backup/

Response:

protocol version mismatch -- is your shell clean?
(see the rsync man page for an explanation)

The following file is empty:

ssh remotesystem /bin/true > test.dat [1]

Any ideas? Am I using the correct syntax?

Thanks

[1] http://rsync.samba.org/FAQ.html

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Since you are using sudo on the remote end have you configured it to
not require a password for that user to run rsync?  I suspect that
your use of the double -t on ssh that it isn't.  Rsync over ssh is not
going to be compatible with a sudo password prompt.

On 07/22/12 21:47, Stayvoid wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to copy some files from a remote server. (That server
> uses passphrase to auth users.) Rsync should be able to copy files
> with root privileges.
> 
> Here is my attempt:
> 
> sudo rsync -avP --exclude 'proc' --exclude 'dev' --exclude
'tmp'
> --exclude 'sys' --exclude 'mnt' --rsync-path='sudo
rsync' -e "ssh
> -t -t -i /home/USER/.ssh/key" USER at SERVER:/  /mnt/backup/
> 
> Response:
> 
> protocol version mismatch -- is your shell clean? (see the rsync
> man page for an explanation)
> 
> The following file is empty:
> 
> ssh remotesystem /bin/true > test.dat [1]
> 
> Any ideas? Am I using the correct syntax?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> [1] http://rsync.samba.org/FAQ.html
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