>>>> Will rdiff-backup save and version ACLs? I'm hoping to use rsync >>>> --fake-super to preserve ownership and permission info in ACLs and >>>> then create an rdiff-backup repository from the rsynced files. >>> >>> >>> Well it is certainly meant to, but I have always used it with the >>> --no-acls option. If you don't use this option, it should save >>> acls, and I presume it does... >>> >> >> Just note (from http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/features.html): >> >> ACL and EA support: If rdiff-backup can find the pylibacl and pyxattr (mac >> version) modules, and if the file system supports these features, >> rdiff-backup >> will preserve Access Control Lists and user-level Extended Attributes. >> ACLs are >> not supported, however, on Mac OS X or Windows as those systems do not use >> standard POSIX.1e access controls. > > > ACLs and extended attributes are stored in separate metadata files in the > rdiff-backup-data directory and do not depend on the underlying file system > for the mirror having support for those attributes. You can delete those > attributes from the mirror, and they will still be restored correctly based > on the metadata files. _Restoring_ a file with ACLs or extended attributes > of course depends on the destination file system supporting them.
To be sure I understand, the requirements in the nongnu.org quote above only apply to restores? Will ACLs/EAs be written to the files themselves in the case of the most recent copy in the repository? - Grant _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
