https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12915
Bug ID: 12915
Summary: --modify-window should default to 1 for fat
filesystems
Product: rsync
Version: 3.1.3
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12916
Bug ID: 12916
Summary: when rsync fails to chown, it gives up and does not
set timestamp
Product: rsync
Version: 3.1.3
Hardware: All
OS: All
Statu
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--- Comment #1 from Kevin Korb ---
This would not actually be very helpful. Going between a *nix style timestamp
and a FAT one has other issues. Especially if your TZ changes or you are in a
TZ where the clock changes twice per year. Your modify
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--- Comment #1 from Kevin Korb ---
If you mount your FAT filesystems with the quiet option the FAT driver will
just ignore the operations it can't do instead of throwing fatal errors at you.
This will resolve problems in many tools including rsync
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--- Comment #2 from Ian Kelling ---
> This would not actually be very helpful.
Why? You haven't said. The manual says it's helpful
and it's helpful for me.
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--- Comment #2 from Ian Kelling ---
Great tip. If we can solve it that would be
good too.
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--- Comment #3 from Brian K. White ---
(In reply to Ian Kelling from comment #2)
The manuals says useful not helpful. The manual does not say it's good or bad
or recommended or any other value judgement. It only describes it's function
and the rea
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--- Comment #4 from Kevin Korb ---
The manual says that with FAT you need --modify-window=2 not 1. But here in
the US for half of the year you need --modify-window=3602 instead. The same
goes for many other locations. The simple fact of the matt
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--- Comment #5 from Kevin Korb ---
Actually, I looked it up. It wasn't actually my request I had already dealt
with the problem.
This is the ticket from the person I was helping:
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6927
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