On 08 Apr 2025, at 10:04, Paul Slootman via rsync <rsync@lists.samba.org> wrote:
>> I have a backup that was created with --fake-super that I need to restore to >> a fresh partition on the same machine as the backup (source and destination >> on the same machine). >> >> The docs describe how --fake-super is used to make the backup, but none of >> the docs describe how you do the reverse and restore. > > The manpage says: > > --fake-super store/recover privileged attrs using xattrs > > so I would assume that also use --fake-super during restore? Unfortunately all combinations of --fake-super that I have used so far have had the effect of backing up the backup, not restoring the backup. To be explicit, my source backup directory has the user.rsync.%stat attribute as expected indicating a correct backup. My destination directory also has the user.rsync.%stat directory, indicating that I have just backed up my backup, I have not restored my backup. Can anyone confirm the correct restore command line option, as opposed to the backup command line option? Or to put this another way, how do I "do then undo", and not "do twice"? Regards, Graham -- -- 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
