Since I am one of the admininstrators on a particular Linux computer, I must supply a password to make Grsync copy other's directories. How do I do that and run it automatically in the background?
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Hello Piero
I'm looking into the features of grsync to use it for makeups of my Linux desktop.
So far what I see. It is an awesome tool.
What I noticed during a test-run that some file/folders couldn't be backed-up due to permission issues (erro 23).
I was wondering, is there a way to execute grsync with sudo privileges?
e.g : under the tab "advanced options' there is a field 'aditional options'; wouldn't that be a good place to enter here the 'sudo' password? ;-)
Or even to have a checkbox under tab 'basic options' that I could check and it would ask me for the sudo password.
I also just saw that under the tab 'extra options' a check box for 'execute this command before rsync' exist; can I here perhaps enter the sudo command with password?
And finally, is grsync generating a log file that I can review after the run?
Many thanks for any feedback
Fred
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Hello Piero
I'm looking into the features of grsync to use it for makeups of my Linux
desktop.
So far what I see. It is an awesome tool.
What I noticed during a test-run that some file/folders couldn't be
backed-up due to permission issues (erro 23).
I was wondering, is there a way to execute grsync with sudo privileges?
e.g : under the tab "advanced options' there is a field 'aditional
options'; wouldn't that be a good place to enter here the 'sudo' password?
;-)
Or even to have a checkbox under tab 'basic options' that I could check
and it would ask me for the sudo password.
I also just saw that under the tab 'extra options' a check box for
'execute this command before rsync' exist; can I here perhaps enter the
sudo command with password?
in the extra options tab you can set "run as superuser":
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And finally, is grsync generating a log file that I can review after the
run?
yes, just look into the ".grsync" folder in your home directory, you will
find some files with ".log" estension and named after the session.
In the preferences screen you can enable and disable saving of those logs.
hi Piero,
thanks for your quick feedback.
It helps me a lot.
But one questions remains, the man for grsync-batch doesn't explains much what it does/how to use it.
Can you shed some light on grsync-batch? Purpose/how to use it?
Thanks in advance.
Fred
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hi Piero,
thanks for your quick feedback.
It helps me a lot.
But one questions remains, the man for grsync-batch doesn't explains much
what it does/how to use it.
Can you shed some light on grsync-batch? Purpose/how to use it?
Thanks in advance.
Fred
Since I am one of the admininstrators on a particular Linux computer, I must supply a password to make Grsync copy other's directories. How do I do that and run it automatically in the background?
If you need to run it in the background, I think you should use grsync-batch or rsync directly. Using sudo you can avoid typing any password.
Hello Piero
I'm looking into the features of grsync to use it for makeups of my Linux desktop.
So far what I see. It is an awesome tool.
What I noticed during a test-run that some file/folders couldn't be backed-up due to permission issues (erro 23).
I was wondering, is there a way to execute grsync with sudo privileges?
e.g : under the tab "advanced options' there is a field 'aditional options'; wouldn't that be a good place to enter here the 'sudo' password? ;-)
Or even to have a checkbox under tab 'basic options' that I could check and it would ask me for the sudo password.
I also just saw that under the tab 'extra options' a check box for 'execute this command before rsync' exist; can I here perhaps enter the sudo command with password?
And finally, is grsync generating a log file that I can review after the run?
Many thanks for any feedback
Fred
Hello,
On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 9:43 PM Fred M. Philip dbyy@users.sourceforge.net
wrote:
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Piero Orsoni
orsoni@gmail.com
hi Piero,
thanks for your quick feedback.
It helps me a lot.
But one questions remains, the man for grsync-batch doesn't explains much what it does/how to use it.
Can you shed some light on grsync-batch? Purpose/how to use it?
Thanks in advance.
Fred
Hello,
Its purpose is to run grsync sessions on the terminal (i.e. without gui).
I think it's a bit outdated, though.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 7:54 PM Fred M. Philip dbyy@users.sourceforge.net
wrote:
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Piero Orsoni
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