Rsync: failed to set permissions on
How to fix failed to set permissions on error from Rsync.
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The "failed to set permissions on" error appears when changing the permissions is not allowed.
Check user permissions
Check that the user executing the Rsync command has correct permissions granted.
Ignore Rsync warnings
You can choose to ignore Rsync warnings by using the
--no-perms
and
-o
options to avoid setting permissions and modifications times on transferred files and directories:
$ rsync -avz --no-o --no-g --no-perms SOURCE_FOLDER DESTINATION_FOLDER
Avoid using
-a
(archive) option.