Paul Slootman via rsync <rsync at lists.samba.org>
wrote:> On Tue 03 Aug 2021, Chris Green via rsync wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to copy (for example) the /etc hierarchy from one
> > system to another preserving root ownership of files and without
> > revealing root passwords all over the place?
>
> Best way is to run an rsync daemon on the source system, and be sure to
> use "uid = 0" so that the daemon reads the source as root.
>
> > So, it's easy for the sending end to be run as root as it's
going to be
> > run by a script in /etc/cron.daily, so it can access all the files in
> > /etc even if only readable by root.
>
> Hmm I prefer to use "pull" mechanisms as that's more secure
(harder to
> screw up the destination).
>
> So create a /etc/rsyncd.conf file with the appropriate config, something
> like:
>
> [etc]
> path = /etc
> read only = yes
> hosts allow = another-system
> uid = 0
>
> If using systemd then enable and start the daemon:
>
> systemctl enable rsync.service
> systemctl start rsync.service
>
> Then on another-system as root run rsync:
>
> rsync -a one-system::etc/ /backups/etc/
>
> I usually also use -H for hard links, but /etc usually won't have
those.
>
> You can also use an rsync password to make this a bit more secure so
> that not everyone on another-system can read all of /etc from
> one-system. Details in the manpage.
>
I already have an rsync daemon server running elsewhere, I can add
this requirement to that I think. Thank you.
--
Chris Green
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