rsync and permissions

[admoore]

In Ubuntu

I have a cron task using rsync to backup a folder to another drive...

Someone in the office deleted a file from the source folder inadvertently...

I logged in via SSH but I get a permission denied when trying to access the backup.... Seems permissions aren't preserved in the backup?

I don't seem to remember this being an issue from the Ubuntu desktop GUI...

TIA...

-A

 

[Annihilannic]

What rsync options are you using to create the backup? To preserve ownership and permissions you need to include the -o and -p options (or another option that automatically includes them, such as -a for example).

What are the source and destination filesystem types?

Annihilannic.