weird access function in rsync code.

[Daniel.Li]

On Fri, 2009-05-22 at 10:47 +0200, Paul Slootman wrote:
> On Fri 22 May 2009, Daniel.Li wrote:
> 
> > When I use "access" function to find out if the folder exist in rsync
> > code. I found that it's will NOT act as normal function.
> > 
> > I have tried 2 test:
> > 
> > a) embedded in rsync function  "int recv_files(int f_in, char
> > *local_name)" and hard coded with following line. 
> > 
> > access("/home/admin/test",F_OK)
> > 
> > Result: Failed with -1, just mean the test folder is NOT existed, but it
> > does exist.

> Perhaps at that point rsync has chroot()ed somewhere else?
> 

I checked uid/gid just before my code, uid=0 gid=0. And I use hard coded
path. 

I also check F_OK, it's 0. What could cause it fail? Really have no idea
now. Still Google...... Hope someone give me some tips here. 
> 
> Paul
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Daniel Li