No, no. All symlinks correct, look: $ LANG=en_US.utf-8 ls -l rsync.symlinks total 4 -rw-rw-r--. 1 pasha pasha 13 Oct 11 06:10 file.itself lrwxrwxrwx. 1 pasha pasha 11 Oct 11 06:11 file.symlink -> file.itself
$ cat rsync.symlinks/file.symlink file content It also correct on receiver side. On 11.10.2015 20:54, Joe wrote: > ln -s real-file symlink > file.itself is ./rsync.symlinks/file.itself, but you are trying to link > ./file.itself (which presumably doesn't exist) to the real file. > > Since a symlink is just a pointer, it gets created, but doesn't point > to any real file. > > Try: > > ln -s rsync.symlinks/file.itself . > > Joe > > On 10/11/2015 06:17 AM, Pavel Alexeev wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> I long time discover strange to me behavior. If I add --fake-super >> option on both sides rsync start always set owner and group of symlink. >> What interesting there no error, but it done each time as it has been >> changed. >> >> Simple reproduce: >> $ mkdir rsync.symlinks >> $ echo 'file content' > rsync.symlinks/file.itself >> $ ln -s file.itself rsync.symlinks/file.symlink >> >> Then try to transfer it on remote host: >> $ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super -M--fake-super >> rsync.symlinks bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks >> cd+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/ >> <f+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/file.itself >> cL+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself >> >> And again: >> .L....og... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself >> >> >> I had tried use --rsync-path="rsync --fake-super" instead of >> -M--fake-super what unsurprisingly give me same result: >> $ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super --rsync-path="rsync >> --fake-super" rsync.symlinks >> bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks >> .L....og... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself >> >> Is it a bug and have worth to fill issue? >> >> -- >> With best wishes, Pavel Alexeev >> > -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
