Jim Meyering wrote: > > --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] preserve the specified attributes (default: > > mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible > > additional attributes: context, links, all > > ... it's the SELinux context,
Why does the default list of preserved attributes (mode,ownership,timestamps) not include the SELinux context? The SELinux FAQ [1] states that "When backing up and recovering files with a SELinux system, care must be taken to preserve SELinux context information." Naïvely, I would think this rule should also hold when copying file trees as root using "cp -p"? Bruno [1] http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html#GA.10 _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
