Re: rsync readonly mode?

Hi there,
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On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, RolandK wrote:

> ...
> ...
> wouldn't it be an interesting idea to have some feature/switch in
> rsync, which can globally (on a per host basis) turn rsync
> into "read-only" mode, i.e. which makes rsync binary drop any
> capability of using write/modify/delete syscalls ?
> ...
> ...

1. Does the (default) "read only" module parameter not suffice?

2. Isn't the usual way to achieve the same global effect simply to run
the utlilty under a UID that has no write permissions?

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73,
Ged.

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