Hello folks,
1)
I'm using "rsync version 2.4.6 protocol version 24" on HPUX11 and
Solaris2.[567] to mirror software from one centralized installation
"REPOSITORY" to several other identical remote copies "LOCAL1",
"LOCAL2", ... (one-way distribution) like this:
rsync -a --delete host::REPOSITORY_package /net/.../local1
I discovered that when I change a file permission of one file in the
repository, then the file permissions in the local copy are not updated
to reflect the change. Is this intentional or do I miss something? I
would suggest this as an enhancement if it's not already implemented
somewhere.
2)
When I'm extracting software form a central package handled by an rsync
server, I have some --include and --exclude statements in the .conf file
for that server.
However, I'd like to give end users who extract local copies the ability
to specify further --exclude options to decrease the amount of data
transmitted, e.g:
rsync -a --delete --exclude *HP* host::REPOSITORY_package
/net/.../local1
..to obtain only files for Solaris systems. Unfortunately such an extra
--exclude on the command line seems to be ignored.
I know I could do this by generating additional "module" entries in the
.conf file but this proves to be tedious if you've got 2*9*26
possibilities of things you might want to exclude :-/
Again: Don't I see the solution or may I suggest this as an enhancement?
BTW: I just love this tool, already it saved me quite some time and
hassle :-)
Ingo
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