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Run rsync with root permission on remote machine

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Mar 15, 2026101649 views
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Problem

I want to sync a folder from my machine with a folder on a remote machine. The remote folder can only be manipulated by . I have an account on the remote machine which can use . How can I run rsync such that it has root permissions on the remote machine? I've tried the following: But (after entering my password) I get the following error:

Error Output

rsync -avz -e ssh /home/ubuntu/my/lovely/folder ubuntu@x.x.x.x:/remote/lovely/folder --delete --rsync-path="sudo rsync"

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Fix for: Run rsync with root permission on remote machine

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Try this solution. In your sudoers file ( ) setup your user like this: the tells that when your user runs or just that no password is needed. Then your original should work.

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