diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
index b94294c07..4c0d2e609 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ sub fork_fanout_dcp
 
             $rcp_config{'preserve'}  = $$options{'preserve'};
             $rcp_config{'recursive'} = $$options{'recursive'};
+            $rcp_config{'sudo'} = $$options{'sudo'};
 
             if ($$options{'pull'})
             {
@@ -4598,8 +4599,8 @@ sub parse_and_run_dcp
                 close FILE;
                 # now put the original syncfile on the queue to sync to the SN's
                 $rc =
-                &parse_rsync_input_file_on_MN(\@nodelist, \%options, $tmpsyncfile,
-                        $::SYNCSN, $synfiledir,$nodesyncfiledir);
+                &parse_rsync_input_file_on_MN(\@nodelist, \%options,$tmpsyncfile,
+                   $::SYNCSN, $synfiledir,$nodesyncfiledir);
                 # cleanup
                 my $cmd = "rm $tmpsyncfile";
                 my @output = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
index 4039a434b..b3779c03e 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
@@ -98,13 +98,21 @@ sub remote_copy_command
         {
             if (-e ("/usr/bin/rsync")) {
              if (($usersh == 0) || ($localhost == 1)) { # using ssh, or local 
+               if ($$config{'sudo'}){
+                $sync_opt = '--rsync-path=sudo /usr/bin/rsync ';
+               } else {
                 $sync_opt = '--rsync-path /usr/bin/rsync ';
+               }
              } else {
                 $sync_opt = '--rsh /bin/rsh --rsync-path /usr/bin/rsync ';
              }
             } else {
              if (($usersh == 0) || ($localhost == 1)) { # using ssh, or local
-                $sync_opt = '--rsync-path /usr/local/bin/rsync ';
+               if ($$config{'sudo'}){
+                $sync_opt = '--rsync-path=sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync  ';
+               } else {
+                $sync_opt = '--rsync-path=/usr/local/bin/rsync ';
+               }
              } else {
                 $sync_opt = '--rsh /bin/rsh --rsync-path /usr/local/bin/rsync ';
              }
@@ -112,7 +120,11 @@ sub remote_copy_command
         }
         else #linux
         {
+          if ($$config{'sudo'}) {
+            $sync_opt = '--rsync-path=\'sudo /usr/bin/rsync\' ';
+          } else {
             $sync_opt = '--rsync-path /usr/bin/rsync ';
+          }
         }
         # if only syncing the service node or
         # (no postscripts and no append lines)  then do not