https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12508
Bug ID: 12508 Summary: fileflags & forcechange don't work for hardlinks Product: rsync Version: 3.1.2 Hardware: All OS: FreeBSD Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P5 Component: core Assignee: way...@samba.org Reporter: eha...@freebsd.org QA Contact: rsync...@samba.org I've received the following bug report in FreeBSD's bugzilla: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=215688 Use case: # mkdir -pv /root/debug/{src,dst} # touch /root/debug/src/0x # ls -lio /root/debug/src/0x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 /root/debug/src/0x # ln /root/debug/src/0x /root/debug/src/1x # ln /root/debug/src/0x /root/debug/src/2x # ln /root/debug/src/0x /root/debug/src/3x # ls -lio /root/debug/src/ total 2 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 0x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 1x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 2x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 3x # chflags schg /root/debug/src/0x # ls -lio /root/debug/src/ total 2 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel schg,uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 0x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel schg,uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 1x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel schg,uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 2x 330810 -rw-r--r-- 4 root wheel schg,uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 3x # rsync -aHXSE --partial --timeout=60 --fileflags --force-change --numeric-ids --force --super -8 /root/debug/src/. /root/debug/dst/ rsync: link "/root/debug/dst/2x" => 3x failed: Operation not permitted (1) rsync: link "/root/debug/dst/1x" => 3x failed: Operation not permitted (1) rsync: link "/root/debug/dst/0x" => 3x failed: Operation not permitted (1) rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1200) [sender=3.1.2] # ls -lio /root/debug/dst/ total 1 330826 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel schg,uarch 0 Jan 10 12:40 3x -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the QA Contact for the bug. -- 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