On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:27:07AM +0100, Vincent Miszczak wrote: > Hello, > > I need to copy a Windows NAS to a Samba one preserving all stuffs (dates, > owner, security, etc...) in an enterprise environment. > > I'm used to do that with between two Windows using robocopy and the /b > (backup) flag, so I can backup files even if I do not have an ACE for my > account as I have the backup and restore privileges. > > I need to do the same thing from Windows to Samba but using the backup flag > does not work at all : it does not even copy the data. If I copy without the > backup flag, it's OK for the files I have access, but as I am in an > enterprise, I don't have access to all files. > > Here what happens : > (From the Windows NAS) : > > robocopy G:\share\XXXXX\04_generique > \\samba-nas\root$\xfs\shares\archives\XXXXX\04_generique /V /NS /NC /NDL /NFL > /S/E /COPY:DATS /B /NP /XJ /R:0 /W:30 > > 2012/03/13 10:56:18 ERROR 87 (0x00000057) Copying NTFS Security to > Destination Directory G:\share\ XXXXX \04_generique\ > The parameter is incorrect. > > > ð No data is copied :/ > > If do the same without the /B flag, it's OK in this particular case, but I > don't have access to all the data and I won't be able to. > > I have tested on Centos 6 with Samba 3.5.10 and Samba 3.6.3 and I have the > same result. > > Is this supposed to work ?
Not in 3.6.x yet (it's being fixed for 4.0 and may get back-ported). SeBackup/SeRestore require some special case code to ensure this is done securely with no security holes or races. > Are there "special" parameters in smb.conf for this to work ? > If not, how can I backup from Windows to Samba ? Currently the best way is to create a custom share, which uses "force user = root" and is set with the valid users set to those users who have SeRestore privilege. This works, but I agree it's a little clunky. I'm working on it. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
