On Fri 01 Jul 2016, Stuart Anderson wrote: > I would like to request that rsync -n to an rsync server target that is read > only be supported rather than generating the following error, > ERROR: module is read only > > The motivation is to allow the generation of a list of files against an rsync > target that will be used by another application. Since dry-run mode does not > require write access it would be convenient if the “module is read only” > error message was only thrown if/when a write attempt is made and not assume > write access is needed.
Of course, one could argue that the point of the -n option is to test if it will work when the -n option is removed. That would not be the case here. Paul -- 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
