rsync 3.0.x breaks behaviour of --one-file-system --relative --delete

[Kevin Korb]

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6240

On 09/06/11 12:42, Simon Matter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found that current rsync versions do something different when using
> --one-file-system --relative and --delete. This has all worked as expected
> with the old version (in our case those delivered with RHEL4 and 5) but it
> doesn't work correct in the 3.0.x version.
> I have opened a bug at RedHat because it's at least a regression for their
> upgrade from EL5.6 to EL5.7 which updated to rsync 3.0.6.
> 
> Here the details from my BZ entry:
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. on remotehost: mount /var and /var/opt on separate filesystems
> 2. on remotehost: cp -a /etc /var/opt/XXX
> 3. on target host: rsync -aHv --delete --numeric-ids --relative
> --delete-excluded remotehost:/var /home/snapshots/TEST
> 4. on target host, repeat but with -x: rsync -aHvx --delete --numeric-ids
> --relative --delete-excluded remotehost:/var /home/snapshots/TEST
> 
> Actual results:
> /home/snapshots/TEST/var/opt/XXX/ is still there with its content
> 
> Expected results:
> /home/snapshots/TEST/var/opt/XXX/ should have been removed
> 
> Additional info:
> This has worked with rsync from EL5.6. With -xx it works but it also
> removes the mount point itself (which is expected with -xx) but -x should
> include the the mount point as empty directory, and therefore clean up on
> the target side.
> I have tested with latest rsync from upstream (3.0.8) and it also has the
> bug/feature.
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735981
> 
> Maybe this is all intended and I'm just confused by the lack of sleep?
> 
> Note: I'm not subscribed, thanks for CC'ing me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Simon
> 

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