On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:44:34 -0500, Matt McCutchen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 17:03 +0100, "Jürgen Fluk" wrote: > > rsync 2.6.9 --link-dest does > > > > - not hardlink special files (symlink, device nodes) > > This doesn't take much space, but it clutters the logfiles > > > > - change owner/groupship on the hardlink > > So if I use a hard-linked-tree-per-day, it changes history also > > Those behaviors are not the intended ones for rsync 2.6.9. It is > supposed to hardlink symlinks and devices (assuming the filesystem > supports it and the configure-time test succeeded), and it is never > supposed to mutate --link-dest basis files. Please provide your rsync > command line and some information about your machine so I can try to > figure out why rsync is working incorrectly for you. > > Matt
Ok, turns out that I ran my (final) tests on a machine with rsync 2.6.4 - and 2.6.9 does it correctly. Sorry for the noise. louis -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
