On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:23:51 +0100 Greg Byshenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am experiencing a problem attempting to use rsync on systems with > extended ACLs enabled. > > The ACLs flag works, but when it is used, the mtime of the files on > on the receiving system are set to the current time. This is a bit > annoying in itself, but creates a larger problem because any later > rsync actions on the same files see the files as _different_, meaning > that _all_ the files are recopied -- which more or less defeats the > purpose of using rsync. > > Yes, I understand that setting ACLs on a file changes the mtime of the > file. But, as rsync is able to (re)set mtimes I would think that this > shouldn't should be an issue when using rsync. > > Is this a bug or a feature? Since ACL support isn't a default feature (ACL functionality is added by a custom patch) it seems to be a bug. Probably your best shot to get it fixed is following up a bug report at: http://rsync.samba.org/bugzilla.html Emanuel -- _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
