Re: rsync always try change owner and group of symlink in --fake-super mode

[Pavel Alexeev]

No, no.
All symlinks correct, look:
$ LANG=en_US.utf-8 ls -l rsync.symlinks
total 4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 pasha pasha 13 Oct 11 06:10 file.itself
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 pasha pasha 11 Oct 11 06:11 file.symlink -> file.itself

$ cat rsync.symlinks/file.symlink
file content

It also correct on receiver side.

On 11.10.2015 20:54, Joe wrote:
> ln -s real-file symlink
> file.itself is ./rsync.symlinks/file.itself, but you are trying to link
> ./file.itself (which presumably doesn't exist) to the real file.
>
> Since a symlink is just a pointer, it gets created, but doesn't point
> to any real file.
>
> Try:
>
> ln -s rsync.symlinks/file.itself .
>
> Joe
>
> On 10/11/2015 06:17 AM, Pavel Alexeev wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I long time discover strange to me behavior. If I add --fake-super
>> option on both sides rsync start always set owner and group of symlink.
>> What interesting there no error, but it done each time as it has been
>> changed.
>>
>> Simple reproduce:
>> $ mkdir rsync.symlinks
>> $ echo 'file content' > rsync.symlinks/file.itself
>> $ ln -s file.itself rsync.symlinks/file.symlink
>>
>> Then try to transfer it on remote host:
>> $ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super -M--fake-super
>> rsync.symlinks bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
>> cd+ rsync.symlinks/
>> > cL+ rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself
>>
>> And again:
>> .Log... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself
>>
>>
>> I had tried use --rsync-path="rsync --fake-super" instead of
>> -M--fake-super what unsurprisingly give me same result:
>> $ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super --rsync-path="rsync
>> --fake-super" rsync.symlinks
>> bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
>> .Log... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself
>>
>> Is it a bug and have worth to fill issue?
>>
>> -- 
>> With best wishes, Pavel Alexeev
>>
>


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Re: rsync always try change owner and group of symlink in --fake-super mode

[Joe]

ln -s real-file symlink
file.itself is ./rsync.symlinks/file.itself, but you are trying to link
./file.itself (which presumably doesn't exist) to the real file.

Since a symlink is just a pointer, it gets created, but doesn't point to 
any real file.


Try:

ln -s rsync.symlinks/file.itself .

Joe

On 10/11/2015 06:17 AM, Pavel Alexeev wrote:

Hi all.

I long time discover strange to me behavior. If I add --fake-super
option on both sides rsync start always set owner and group of symlink.
What interesting there no error, but it done each time as it has been
changed.

Simple reproduce:
$ mkdir rsync.symlinks
$ echo 'file content' > rsync.symlinks/file.itself
$ ln -s file.itself rsync.symlinks/file.symlink

Then try to transfer it on remote host:
$ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super -M--fake-super
rsync.symlinks bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
cd+ rsync.symlinks/
 file.itself

And again:
.Log... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself


I had tried use --rsync-path="rsync --fake-super" instead of
-M--fake-super what unsurprisingly give me same result:
$ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super --rsync-path="rsync
--fake-super" rsync.symlinks
bac...@store.hubbitus.info:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
.Log... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself

Is it a bug and have worth to fill issue?

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With best wishes, Pavel Alexeev




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