-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The point of --fake-super is that when you restore the file with - --fake-super it will restore with the original ownership. Of course that means that the restore has to be run with super privs on the target and --fake-super on the source.
On 08/14/13 13:30, Sherin A wrote: > On Wednesday 14 August 2013 10:25 PM, Kevin Korb wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> >> As has been pointed out to you your problem is not hard links. >> Your problem is the indiscriminate use of a root operation (a >> chown) during the restoration process. >> >> You should be solving this by either: A) backing up and restoring >> the original owner of the files (directly or via --fake-super) > This won't work , > > root@source [~]# id dom2inho uid=507(dom2inho) gid=508(dom2inho) > groups=508(dom2inho) root@source[~]# rsync -avp -e 'ssh ' > --fake-super /home/dom2inho backup@10.0.0.10:/home/backup/ In > storage server , [root@dest dom2inho]# id backup uid=505(backup) > gid=506(backup) groups=506(backup) [root@dest dom2inho]# pwd > /home/backup/dom2inho [root@dest dom2inho]# ll -d > /home/backup/dom2inho/shadow --w------- 1 backup backup 1344 Aug 13 > 12:52 /home/backup/dom2inho/shadow => not preserving uids or > gids [root@da dom2inho]# > > If I am doing something wrong please let me know. > > >> >> B) backing up each user's files and only their files. > > I don't see an option in the rsync man to copy only each users > files , can you please point me to that option > > > Thanking you for your valuable time and help . > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEUEARECAAYFAlILv6EACgkQVKC1jlbQAQf+RwCXRhBVbovjHaHvlMIGAbn2mhoo EgCbBPIU5nPzyC+yK0fedItirQyGHBA= =rc63 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html