However, for my case, the backup problem is not the undesired owner assigned but an invalid filename assigned by tramp. When I set my backup dir to an absolute path, tramp will assign the backup filename inclusive the ":" character and thus invalid.
So, rather than using the workaround, which ends up having "~" suffixed backups all over the places, is it possible to enable tramp to use absolute path backup dir?
Many thanks, P.
Michael Albinus wrote:
Peter Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I use absolute paths for my backup dir alist. While it works fine with ange-ftp alone, it doesn't work when tramp is turned on.
It seems that an invalid backup file name will be returned by the tramp file handlers and thus a %backup% file is resulted.
I am now using: (add-to-list 'backup-directory-alist (cons tramp-file-name-regexp nil))
to workaround the problem.
Not sure whether a valid backup file name can be yielded.
Problems with backup are discussed in the Tramp manual, chapter "Auto-save and Backup". Your workaround is presented as solution there.
Many thanks,
Peter.
Best regards, Michael.
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