Force RSync to write everything as 755

[juddyjacob]

How do I force RSync to write everything as 755?

[unkis17]

In case you haven't already figured this out, you can specifiy a Chmod command in the extra options to change files. Below are my extra options for one of my rysnc jobs.

--exclude-from="/mnt/storage/bin/exclude.rsync" --chmod=u=rwx,g=rwx

[juddyjacob]

Thank you so much! That is exactly what I needed! I will try it as soon as I get home!
Do I just add the chmod=...... or do I have to add the whole string. Thanks very much!

[juddyjacob]

Aye, Aye Aye, No matter how I put it in after I save it it says "1"

Just did a little research and there are threads stating a possible bug with the extra options?
Unless I am just submitting the code incorrectly!

I added the code as:

chmod=u=rwx,g=rwx

also

--exclude-from="/mnt/storage/bin/exclude.rsync" --chmod=u=rwx,g=rwx

also

--chmod=u=rwx,g=rwx

I am assuming that the first or the last is correct as I dont have a "mnt/bin" unless i am supposed to substitute my mout path for the rsync destination?

--exclude-from="/mnt/mymountname/chmod=u=rwx,g=rwx

Any other Suggestions?

[unkis17]

Juddy,

You took my example too literally. what you want to do is use the "extra options" in the WebGUI (which it seems you have read the thread that something seems to be wrong here with the "1". I am unsure myself, waiting to hear about it). BUT when the extra options do work (at least it isn't working for me)...

you want to type:

--chmod "XXX" where "XXX" is the mask you are looking for. In your specific case you asked for 755 thus:

--chmod=u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx

u = user , g = group , o = other

HTH

Unkis

[juddyjacob]

I wonder if this if it could be an issue related to using zfs? has anyone tried using the extra options using cfs?

[unkis17]

Judy,
I see you have this thread marked solved,did you get it working? I downloaded latest image this weekend but have not flashed as of yet.

BTW, I have all zfs shares and it has worked in past and still works on sync jobs without extra options

[juddyjacob]

I did not mark it solved, if I did it was by accident, I have not been able to make everything write to the 755 mask. I wish I could help but im afraid im just paciently waiting for it to get fixed

[unkis17]

Why don't you write a short script using sync command line & run it via crown to see if their is any differ results

[juddyjacob]

Unfortunally I'm GUI friendly at my BSD experience level, to boot I dont have much experience writing scripts. The only one I ever wrote was for power options in windows machines. I've searched quite a bit tring to learn BSD. I even bought FreeBSD 6 Unleashed, and SAMS FreeBSD. I've learned a lot but still struggle to get the whole picture when it comes to Unix like operating systems. Basicly tring to learn it in my spare time. Which I dont really have a lot of! LOL. What is crown? I searched for that too but didnt find any identifing results?

[unkis17]

Juddy,

Sorry for the long delay I was out of town... In case you didn't read the other Rsync threads as of R573 I have confirmed extra options to be working again. I updated my --Chmod option and all is working. You should give it a try now.