Handling of backup files - two new features proposed

[Stefan Nehlsen]

On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:47:36PM -0500, Dave Dykstra wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 06:14:38PM +0200, Michael Zimmermann wrote:
> > 1.) Setting owner and/or group of backup files.
> > 
> > In our servers I'm using rsync to backup to a hot standby machine.
> > The users have access to this backup-server too, so that they
> > can retrieve older versions of their files. At the same time the backup
> > copies should not count in the user's quota (and/or should only
> > be deletable by root or a special group-admin).
> > 
> > To accomplish this, the backup files get their user and/or group set to
> > a special user and/or group in our local version of rsync.
> > 
> > Two new options control this behaviour
> > 
> >      --backup-owner=USER
> >      --backup-group=GROUP
> 
> 
> I don't like that; I think it is too special purpose.  Can't you follow
> up the rsync with a find/chown?

no -- that would mess up timestamps

But you are right there are too many options.


Stefan
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