Thanks! That solution is fine too. Rsyncd is run as a root daemon while syncing will be performed by a regular user.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Davison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:18 PM > To: Jonathan Chen -X (jonachen - The Armada Group, Inc. at Cisco) > Cc: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: Rsyncd log file permission > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 10:13:32AM -0800, Jonathan Chen -X wrote: > > Hi I am wondering if there is any way to change the file > permission of > > "rsync.log" and "rsyncd.lock" via rsyncd.conf. > > No, but you can preset the permissions to anything you like. > After all, rsync will just append lines to an existing file. > So, if you need a log file that can be appended by multiple > people, make it group-writable by both users. > > That said, I'm at a bit of a loss as to why this is > necessary. If you aren't leaving the daemon running, why > doesn't each user just use a customized rsyncd.conf file to > start the daemon? > > ..wayne.. > -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html