On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 10:32 +1200, Jason Haar wrote: > OK - so for example you mean if someone rsync's data from one OS to > another, and then exports it back via Samba - that might cause issues.
Yes, there may be issues depending on the Samba configuration. > But if they export it back via rsync, it *will* arrive back the same way? Most likely, yes. If you use the same tool under the same conditions in both directions, you shouldn't end up with a non-identity net encoding conversion being performed. Generally speaking, information loss could occur if characters are passed through a layer that doesn't support them, but this is unlikely when the backups are stored on a traditional unix filesystem with binary filenames. -- 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