** Description changed: I'm running rsync version 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 on an up-to-date installation of Ubuntu Server 24.04.2. I use rsync to copy files to a removable disk for backup purposes. As far as rsync is concerned, the copy is from one local path to another. I use --remote-option=--fake-super to encode the file metadata in the destination copy. I'm seeing a problem where the destination data is put in the wrong place. The simple steps I found to reproduce this in just one directory of an ext4 file system are below. Notice a copy of source_dir wasn't put into dest_dir. It was put in a directory named ''$'\001' to ls and '?' to find. The directory name is random binary garbage. <root@noble>ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:19 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:16 .. <root@noble>mkdir source_dir <root@noble>echo data > source_dir/testfile <root@noble>mkdir dest_dir <root@noble>rsync -a --remote-option=--fake-super source_dir dest_dir/ <root@noble>ls -la total 20 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 ''$'\001' drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:16 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 dest_dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 source_dir <root@noble>find . . ./dest_dir ./source_dir ./source_dir/testfile ./? ./?/source_dir ./?/source_dir/testfile - If I check our the rsync git repository and compile a upstream version + If I check out the rsync git repository and compile a upstream version of rsync 3.2.7 or 3.4.1 (the latest), I don't see this issue. The copy of source_dir was put into dest_dir as expected. <root@noble>ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 .. <root@noble>mkdir source_dir <root@noble>echo data > source_dir/testfile <root@noble>mkdir dest_dir <root@noble>rsync-3.2.7 -a --remote-option=--fake-super source_dir dest_dir/ <root@noble>ls -la total 16 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 .. drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 dest_dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 source_dir <root@noble>find . . ./dest_dir ./dest_dir/source_dir ./dest_dir/source_dir/testfile ./source_dir ./source_dir/testfile - Other background: <root@noble>lsb_release -rd No LSB modules are available. Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Release: 24.04 <root@noble>apt-cache policy rsync rsync: - Installed: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 - Candidate: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 - Version table: - *** 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 500 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages - 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 3.2.7-1ubuntu1 500 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages + Installed: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 + Candidate: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 + Version table: + *** 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 500 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 3.2.7-1ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: rsync 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-55.57-generic 6.8.12 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-55-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Sun Mar 16 21:28:26 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-03-07 (10 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 24.04.1 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240827) ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - PATH=(custom, no user) - SHELL=/bin/bash - TERM=screen - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + PATH=(custom, no user) + SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=screen + XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to rsync in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2103377 Title: rsync problem with local copying and --fake-super Status in rsync package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm running rsync version 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 on an up-to-date installation of Ubuntu Server 24.04.2. I use rsync to copy files to a removable disk for backup purposes. As far as rsync is concerned, the copy is from one local path to another. I use --remote-option=--fake-super to encode the file metadata in the destination copy. I'm seeing a problem where the destination data is put in the wrong place. The simple steps I found to reproduce this in just one directory of an ext4 file system are below. Notice a copy of source_dir wasn't put into dest_dir. It was put in a directory named ''$'\001' to ls and '?' to find. The directory name is random binary garbage. <root@noble>ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:19 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:16 .. <root@noble>mkdir source_dir <root@noble>echo data > source_dir/testfile <root@noble>mkdir dest_dir <root@noble>rsync -a --remote-option=--fake-super source_dir dest_dir/ <root@noble>ls -la total 20 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 ''$'\001' drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:16 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 dest_dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:20 source_dir <root@noble>find . . ./dest_dir ./source_dir ./source_dir/testfile ./? ./?/source_dir ./?/source_dir/testfile If I check out the rsync git repository and compile a upstream version of rsync 3.2.7 or 3.4.1 (the latest), I don't see this issue. The copy of source_dir was put into dest_dir as expected. <root@noble>ls -la total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 .. <root@noble>mkdir source_dir <root@noble>echo data > source_dir/testfile <root@noble>mkdir dest_dir <root@noble>rsync-3.2.7 -a --remote-option=--fake-super source_dir dest_dir/ <root@noble>ls -la total 16 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 . drwx------ 13 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:41 .. drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 dest_dir drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 16 21:42 source_dir <root@noble>find . . ./dest_dir ./dest_dir/source_dir ./dest_dir/source_dir/testfile ./source_dir ./source_dir/testfile Other background: <root@noble>lsb_release -rd No LSB modules are available. Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Release: 24.04 <root@noble>apt-cache policy rsync rsync: Installed: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 Candidate: 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 Version table: *** 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.2.7-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: rsync 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-55.57-generic 6.8.12 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-55-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Sun Mar 16 21:28:26 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-03-07 (10 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 24.04.1 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240827) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=screen XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: rsync UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/+bug/2103377/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
