diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
index 0c5abad090254f97ba0197d090ff57f86ac6d9b3..11b2a088afe90a1c9f8d430325b36c1d7ad11028 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ class LdapLinuxPlatformUtility:
             raise InternalError(exception=ex)
 
     @classmethod
-    def createLocalGroup(cls, name):
-        """ Create local group if it does not exist. """
-    @classmethod
     def createLocalGroup(cls, name):
         """ Create local group if it does not exist. """
         logger = cls.getLogger()
diff --git a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/api/fileRestApi.py b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/api/fileRestApi.py
index 6d0c5d96683d53ea32e434ea8f61bb4f2815597e..52cf596eef2f7d795662d86159cc81539b69d7ba 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/api/fileRestApi.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/api/fileRestApi.py
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ class FileRestApi(DsRestApi):
             if experimentFilePath:
                 src = '%s/%s' % (src, experimentFilePath)
             dest = destDirectory
-             
-            fileTransfer = RsyncFileTransfer(src=src, dest=dest)
+            
+            rsyncPath = '/tmp/rsync.%s.%s' % (username, experimentName)
+            flags = '-arvlP --rsync-path="%s"' % rsyncPath
+            fileTransfer = RsyncFileTransfer(src=src, dest=dest, flags=flags)
             self.logger.info('Executing file download on behalf of %s (experiment: %s)' % (username, experimentName))
             fileTransfer.execute()
         finally:
diff --git a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
index 108b62ff5d01959dafffc3962d75504dbd4ed626..804b031ba9f0dfac431f61c0bac186a9cbb0b699 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/ds_web_service/service/impl/experimentManager.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ExperimentManager(Singleton):
     MANAGE_STORAGE_PERMISSIONS_KEY = 'managestoragepermissions'
     PLATFORM_UTILITY_KEY = 'platformutility'
 
+    RSYNC_SCRIPT_PERMISSIONS_MODE = 0711
     FILE_PERMISSIONS_MODE = 0640
     DIR_PERMISSIONS_MODE = 0750
 
@@ -91,6 +92,17 @@ class ExperimentManager(Singleton):
             experimentUsers = experiment.get('experimentUsernameList', [])
             self.platformUtility.setGroupUsers(experimentName, experimentUsers)
 
+    def createRsyncScript(self, username, experimentName):
+        fileName = '/tmp/rsync.%s.%s.' % (username, experimentName)
+        f = open(fileName, 'w')
+        f.write('#!/bin/sh\n')
+        f.write('exec sg %s "rsync $*"\n' % experimentName)
+        f.close()
+        OsUtility.chmodPath(fileName, fileMode=self.RSYNC_SCRIPT_PERMISSIONS_MODE)
+    def deleteRsyncScript(self, username, experimentName):
+        fileName = '/tmp/rsync.%s.%s.' % (username, experimentName)
+        OsUtility.removeFile(fileName)
+
     def authorizeDownload(self, username, experimentName):
         experiment = self.experimentDbApi.getExperimentByName(experimentName)
         storageDirectory = self.updateExperimentWithStorageDataDirectory(experiment)
@@ -98,6 +110,7 @@ class ExperimentManager(Singleton):
             self.platformUtility.addLocalUserToGroup(username, experimentName)
         else:
             raise InvalidRequest('Experiment %s has not been started.' % experimentName)
+        self.createRsyncScript(username, experimentName)
         return experiment
 
     def deauthorizeDownload(self, username, experimentName):
@@ -107,6 +120,7 @@ class ExperimentManager(Singleton):
             self.platformUtility.deleteLocalUserFromGroup(username, experimentName)
         else:
             raise InvalidRequest('Experiment %s has not been started.' % experimentName)
+        self.deleteRsyncScript(username, experimentName)
         return experiment
 
     def createExperimentGroup(self, experiment):