X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,J_CHICKENPOX_32 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Jason Pyeron" To: References: <4A2F3427.8010506@sbcglobal.net> <5BB805FE54FD46C295E6468584F3809E@phoenix> Subject: RE: backup XP on Linux using rsync over ssh: permissions problems Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:53 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > -----Original Message----- > From: H.S. > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 14:38 > > Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: H.S. > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 13:15 > >> > >> Greg Chicares wrote: > >>> On 2009-06-10 03:36Z, H.S. wrote: > >>>> rsync --delete --modify-window=10 --force -Rvaue ssh > >>>> --exclude-from=$EXCLUDESFILE --progress \ > >>>> xp-box:"/cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/user1 > >>>> /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/user2" > > /mnt/backups/xp-daily-00; > >>> Does '-p' ('--perms') help with the permissions problems? > >>> > >> This flag "preserve permissions". The permissions are alright > >> currently. > >> The problem is that a user on XP box ssh'es to the Debian box (and > >> becomes a Debian user) and then fails to browse the > backups of the XP > >> box which are saved on the Debian box because the XP > backups' uid and > >> gids do not match with Debian users'. > >> > > > > What you have is not a problem, but by design. > > > > Unless you make the user/group ids match on both machines, you will > > either need to strip the perms or access the files by root > or equivalent. > > Yes, I can already access them as root (obviously not a > versatile approach). > > What I was hoping for is for some hints on how to retain the > permissions and browse the backups from the XP box with the > same permissions as on the XP box. > > Currently the backups as accessed by using Debian box > accounts (which are different than the accounts on the XP > box). Any way I can access them from XP but by using XP uid/guid's? We do this using samba / nis and creating a single sign on. This is not for the faint of heart. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/