On 6/29/06, Victor Shoup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is this a known issue? rsync does not always preserve dates and permissions on symbolic links, and while the -i option indicates it is trying to bring things in sync, it does not.
Hm. Some operating systems (such as BSD) support setting symlink permissions and dates by providing lchmod and lutimes calls, while others (such as Linux) do not. When rsync is configured, it checks for these calls. If they are available, rsync tries to preserve permissions and dates on symlinks it receives; otherwise, it should ignore differences in symlink permissions and dates when -i is given. What version of rsync is exhibiting the wrong behavior? On what operating system? What is the full command line? When you configure rsync, does it say "yes" or "no" for lchmod and lutimes? On a tangent, those who would like support for lchmod and lutimes in Linux might try my custom kernel and glibc, which are available at http://www.kepreon.com/~matt/kernel/index.html . Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
