On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 01:58:03PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote: > jw schultz wrote: > > Although NTFS supports ACLs the cygwin environment does not > > _yet_ reflect that.*** NTFS ACLs do not quite translate to > > and from POSIX. The semantic differences mean that > > information is lost translating each direction. > > Cygwin *does* support NTFS ACLs _now_ (I think the implementation is either > POSIX or POSIX-like). The semantics issues you mention above are very real, > but if Cygwin is functioning properly, rsync doesn't need to care. > > > I have a vague recollection that NTFS > > also has some form of EAs. > > It does, but not used much. I tried searching the MS Platform SDK, but > couldn't find any docs on them.
Deprecated perhaps? > > If two like systems (windows<->windows for > > example) are communicating they could use their native ACL > > format instead of POSIX. > > That would entail a native Windows port of rsync (or sidestepping Cygwin for > ACL handling). I only mention the windows<->windows bit that because i think it would be desirable to have the implementation allow such support to be added at a later date if the infrastructure permitted. Thanks for the NTFS clarifications. -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html