On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:47:36PM -0500, Dave Dykstra wrote: > On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 06:14:38PM +0200, Michael Zimmermann wrote: > > 1.) Setting owner and/or group of backup files. > > > > In our servers I'm using rsync to backup to a hot standby machine. > > The users have access to this backup-server too, so that they > > can retrieve older versions of their files. At the same time the backup > > copies should not count in the user's quota (and/or should only > > be deletable by root or a special group-admin). > > > > To accomplish this, the backup files get their user and/or group set to > > a special user and/or group in our local version of rsync. > > > > Two new options control this behaviour > > > > --backup-owner=USER > > --backup-group=GROUP > > > I don't like that; I think it is too special purpose. Can't you follow > up the rsync with a find/chown?
no -- that would mess up timestamps But you are right there are too many options. Stefan -- Stefan Nehlsen | ParlaNet Administration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +49 431 988-1260 -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
