I am running the command /usr/bin/rsync -avO /var/lib/mysql sms@hostaa:/var/lib/ > /tmp/rsync-${TIMESTAMP}.log 2>&1 I am getting the below error in the log file mysql/ rsync: failed to set permissions on "/var/lib/mysql": Operation not permitted (1) rsync: failed to open "/var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile0", continuing: Permission denied (13) mysql/ib_logfile0 rsync: failed to open "/var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile1", continuing: Permission denied (13) mysql/ib_logfile1 rsync: failed to open "/var/lib/mysql/ibdata1", continuing: Permission denied (13) mysql/ibdata1 rsync: failed to open "/var/lib/mysql/master.info", continuing: Permission denied (13) mysql/master.info rsync: failed to open "/var/lib/mysql/SCHEDULER/ScheduleTasks.MYD", continuing: Permission denied (13) I set the setfacl command using the below command for the user ssp sudo setfacl -R -m g:ssp:rwx /var/lib/mysql sudo setfacl -R -m u:ssp:rwx /var/lib/mysql Am i missing any thing Thanks and Regards Kaushal