Handling of backup files - two new features proposed

[Dave Dykstra]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 09:55:12AM +0200, Stefan Nehlsen wrote:
> 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

Only the inode change time, not the modification time.  The inode change
time is not copied exactly from any other time anyway so if it's a short
period of time later it shouldn't make any difference.


> But you are right there are too many options.

- Dave