RFE to allow dry-run against read only target

2016-07-01 Thread Stuart Anderson
I would like to request that rsync -n to an rsync server target that is read only be supported rather than generating the following error, ERROR: module is read only The motivation is to allow the generation of a list of files against an rsync target that will be used by another application. Sin

Re: rsync Digest, Vol 163, Issue 1

2016-07-01 Thread Tevfik Karagulle
Check if the FAQ here can be helpful: https://www.itefix.net/content/permissions-filesdirectories-are-clutteredmixed Tev 2016-07-01 14:00 GMT+02:00 : > Send rsync mailing list submissions to > rsync@lists.samba.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > h

Re: rsync on Windows questions

2016-07-01 Thread Fabian Cenedese
At 10:35 01.07.2016, Fabian Cenedese wrote: >At 10:12 01.07.2016, Simon Hobson wrote: >>> I'm having problems with the user rights. The backup works >>> ok but after restoring some files I can't access them. >> >>That's to be expected. >>NTFS has a very rich permissions system and rsync won't be ca

Re: rsync on Windows questions

2016-07-01 Thread Fabian Cenedese
At 10:12 01.07.2016, Simon Hobson wrote: >> I'm having problems with the user rights. The backup works >> ok but after restoring some files I can't access them. > >That's to be expected. >NTFS has a very rich permissions system and rsync won't be capturing that. >While it's a PITA, your best best

Re: rsync on Windows questions

2016-07-01 Thread Simon Hobson
Fabian Cenedese wrote: > I'm having problems with the user rights. The backup works > ok but after restoring some files I can't access them. That's to be expected. NTFS has a very rich permissions system and rsync won't be capturing that. While it's a PITA, your best best is resetting permissio

rsync on Windows questions

2016-07-01 Thread Fabian Cenedese
Hi I'm using a cygwin compiled rsync on Windows to backup and restore files from my local Windows computer. I'm trying several destination types: - remote with rsync:// - Samba share \\Server\Share - local drive I'm having problems with the user rights. The backup works ok but after restoring so