Re: [rdiff-backup-users] ACLs

[Dominic Raferd]

On 19/07/2013 07:48, Grant wrote:
> Will rdiff-backup save and version ACLs?  I'm hoping to use rsync
> --fake-super to preserve ownership and permission info in ACLs and
> then create an rdiff-backup repository from the rsynced files.

Well it is certainly meant to, but I have always used it with the 
--no-acls option. If you don't use this option, it should save acls, and 
I presume it does...

There is also an option --never-drop-acls which changes the default 
behaviour to exit with error rather than just dropping acls if the 
destination does not support them or the relevant users/groups do not 
exist on destination.

See also the section in the man page headed 'Users and Groups' to 
understand how it maps users and groups - which can affect ACL preservation.

Dominic
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