[rsync as root example] #rsync #sudo #root #scp #ssh

rsync-as-root-example.sh

#rysnc as root by using `--rsync-path`
SOURCE_DIR="host-in-config:/path/to/copy"
DEST_DIR="/path/to/destination"

rsync \
  --recursive \
  --update \
  --links 
  --rsync-path="sudo rsync" \
  -e ssh \
  --progress \
  "${SOURCE_DIR}" \
  "${DEST_DIR}" \
 ;