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Permissions issue using Rsync to login to VPS and backup.

I'm trying to login with rsync from my home centos install backup the home

         

amdowney

8:14 pm on Jan 30, 2012 (gmt 0)

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Hi,

I'm trying to login with rsync from my home centos install (very small amount of previous VPS putty experience) to my VPS to back up the home directory.

When I login to the VPS directly I have to login as admin and then sudo su root.

With rsync it ofcourse gives me permission denied when trying to read the home directory.

So is the only wa to go about this create a new user specially for this purpose and grant full read only access to the home directory?

Thanks guys..