On Mon, 2009-08-24 at 09:43 -0700, Linda A. Walsh wrote: > Maybe rsync could support extattrs on non-supporting fs's with a > .<fn>.xattr file stored > at the same place as the <fn>: > If a user used a switch to emulate 'xattrs', then on a fs that > didn't support real .xattrs one > could still ACL and other .xattr info. If a user ran rsync w/o that > switch such files > would be treated as 'normal files' -- allowing copying as normal files > between other > targets, but allowing ACL restoration on some final target by re using > the --emulate > switch, where it would detect the files on the source, and support on a > target, and > set ACL's appropriately? > > Just a thought....? Doable or reasonable?
I think the xattr emulation would be more appropriately done in a virtual filesystem to be layered over the real one (e.g., with FUSE) than in rsync. -- Matt -- 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
