rsync - Apr 2026 - Rsync to transfer files owned by different users

you can use rsync via sudo

https://askubuntu.com/questions/719439/using-rsync-with-sudo-on-the-destination-machine



Am 13.04.26 um 13:44 schrieb H via rsync:
> Running rsync 3.2.5 on Rocky Linux 9. I am a long-time vanilla user of
rsync to transfer files between servers and local computers. Now, however, I
have a need that is more complex and I could use some help figuring out how to
do.
>
> I need to transfer directories/files owned by multiple users from a server
to another machine in preparation for a switch-over. I am the administrator of
both machines and I have configured them to only allow access using ssh using my
key, in other words, no password logins, nor can root access the machines using
ssh.
>
> I am hoping I - using a bash script - can log in, elevate my privileges to
root and then (somehow) transfer the files from the server to another machine.
>
> I should add that this server is running rsync 3.1.2 on CentOS 7.
>
> Can I do this given the constraints I have above? If so, what should the
command look like?
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
>
>
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That is a fairly decent howto for rsync+sudo but it is missing a piece...
The option requiretty must not be set in the sudoers file.  The article 
does mention a workaround for it being enabled but it is much easier to 
just make sure it isn't present in the file.

OTOH, the even easier method is just to use ssh key authentication and 
ssh as root.

On 4/13/26 09:44, RolandK via rsync wrote:
> you can use rsync via sudo
> 
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/719439/using-rsync-with-sudo-on-the- 
> destination-machine
> 
> 
> 
> Am 13.04.26 um 13:44 schrieb H via rsync:
>> Running rsync 3.2.5 on Rocky Linux 9. I am a long-time vanilla user of
rsync to transfer files between servers and local computers. Now, however, I
have a need that is more complex and I could use some help figuring out how to
do.
>>
>> I need to transfer directories/files owned by multiple users from a
server to another machine in preparation for a switch-over. I am the
administrator of both machines and I have configured them to only allow access
using ssh using my key, in other words, no password logins, nor can root access
the machines using ssh.
>>
>> I am hoping I - using a bash script - can log in, elevate my privileges
to root and then (somehow) transfer the files from the server to another
machine.
>>
>> I should add that this server is running rsync 3.1.2 on CentOS 7.
>>
>> Can I do this given the constraints I have above? If so, what should
the command look like?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance!
>>
>>
>>
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