Hi, I recently had somewhat strange errors, and found that the issue was FreeBSD and sticky bit _files_.
In linux, setting sticky on both files and directories are supported. On FreeBSD(and probably all BSDs) setting it on directories are Ok, while "chmod 1600" on a regular file fails with "Inappropriate file type or format" error. A web search returned a few similar questions with the same error message, so I suggest that we add something similar to this text to the FAQ page; ========================================================= If you are getting errors like <quote> rsync: failed to set permissions on FILENAME Inappropriate file type or format (79) </quote> and if you are on a BSD system, the problem is probably caused by BSDs supporting sticky bit on directories only, not on files. Running rsync with "--perms --chmod=o-t" fixes the issue. ======================================================= -- Gokdeniz Karadag -- 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
