Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:35:11 -0400 From: Duane Whitty <duane@nofroth.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: duane@nofroth.com Subject: Re: WebDAV permissions anomoly (FreeBSD-1, Apache24) Message-ID: <9449880b-953f-6177-ce2a-12b634ecfebd@nofroth.com> In-Reply-To: <8dd22f1fb178c6d2484bc1ed16f5fefb.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> References: <8dd22f1fb178c6d2484bc1ed16f5fefb.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca>
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On 18-02-20 12:37 PM, James B. Byrne via freebsd-questions wrote: > I am encountering some confusing problems with permissions with > respect to our recently transferred WebDAV site. Some, perhaps most > but definitely some, of the files and folders that were transferred > from the old site to the new via rsync do not seem to exhibit the > expected behaviour with respect to user permissions while flies and > folders that have been created since the transfer do. > > For example: A folder X was transferred from the old site while folder > Y has been newly created on the present site. A file that can be > moved into and out of folder Y cannot be placed into folder X due to a > permissions problem. And yet both folders reside in the same > directory node and have the exact same permissions and ownership. > > Is there any explanation for this? I have searched but I cannot seem > to find anything on this specific problem. > > Hi James, I'm not an rsync or webdav expert but, if I may, there are a couple of things I would like to suggest that you do to make it easier and more effective for others to help you. *) File system types? *) What was your exact rsync command? *) There are probably file permission settings for webdav, what are yours? *) Do you have any security policies in place e.g. MAC, etc? Hope this helps a little. Good hunting! Best Regards, Duane -- Duane Whitty duane@nofroth.com
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