That only works if the rdiff-backup server is run as root during the backup. For various reasons, my rdiff-backup is run using an unprivileged user. Therefore all of the ownership and file permission information is stored in the rdiff-backup metadata files and can only be restored using rdiff-backup.
Dean On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:56:07 pm cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > But if you do rsync with the appropriate options, it works quite well, I > have done this several times. Just exclude the rdiff-backup-data > directory and be sure to tell it to use the physical ids and you are > good to go. > > Dean Cording <d...@cording.id.au> wrote: > > The problem with doing a straight copy of the latest backup is that it > > does not restore the file ownership and permissions information. > > > > Dean > > > > On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 01:37:59 am rdiff-backup-users-requ...@nongnu.org wrote: > > > Hi Dean, > > > > > > If you are restoring a complete system from the latest backup then the > > > backup is a current mirror. > > > So a simple scp or copy with any tool would be what you want no? > > > > > > Cheers > > > Gavin > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > > Wiki URL: > > http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki > _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
