Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:01:57 +0100 From: Emanuel Haupt <ehaupt@FreeBSD.org> To: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: rsync with acls Message-ID: <20081101170157.98ff1eb8.ehaupt@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20081031142351.GI907@core.byshenk.net> References: <20081031142351.GI907@core.byshenk.net>
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:23:51 +0100 Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> wrote: > I am experiencing a problem attempting to use rsync on systems with > extended ACLs enabled. > > The ACLs flag works, but when it is used, the mtime of the files on > on the receiving system are set to the current time. This is a bit > annoying in itself, but creates a larger problem because any later > rsync actions on the same files see the files as _different_, meaning > that _all_ the files are recopied -- which more or less defeats the > purpose of using rsync. > > Yes, I understand that setting ACLs on a file changes the mtime of the > file. But, as rsync is able to (re)set mtimes I would think that this > shouldn't should be an issue when using rsync. > > Is this a bug or a feature? Since ACL support isn't a default feature (ACL functionality is added by a custom patch) it seems to be a bug. Probably your best shot to get it fixed is following up a bug report at: http://rsync.samba.org/bugzilla.html Emanuel --
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