I am seeing the same on a Ubuntu 9.04 on CIFS mounts using the latest "smbfs" package. Using Microsofts robocopy /MIR as well as ms' file manager preserves timestamps on the server, while rsync and Nautilus doesn't from an Ubuntu 9.04.
Issuing an rsync -a command (trying to maintain file attributes) fails miserably with an error: rsync: failed to set times on "/mnt/smb100disk2/backup/CR-LD100/.88RC6907010.pdf.p1pkDD": Operation not permitted (1) ... rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1058) [sender=3.0.5] Is there a solution yet for this problem? Losing file attributes including time information on CIFS shares limits Ubuntu's usability in a professional environment tremendously. We have several TB of data stored on Linux-based CIFS servers and are attempting to move from MS to Ubuntu on a number of clients, but this is so far a showstopper. Does anybody know of another tool (other than rsync) that supports CIFS correctly on the Ubuntu client? -- Uploading files to remote Windows server - Modified timestamps https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/73452 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
