Using rsync to just -resync permissions and ownership?

[Kevin Korb]

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Yes, it will change the permissions and ownerships even if it doesn't
touch the data.

On 05/14/13 21:09, Carl Brewer wrote:
> On 15/05/2013 10:57 AM, Kevin Korb wrote:
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>> OK, since your timestamps are all a mess you have 2 choices...
>> 
>> 1. Assume that all files on one system are correct and rsync
>> --archive from it to the other.  Rsync will go through all the
>> data but it will only actually transfer the differences.  It will
>> take time but less time than actually re-copying everything.
>> 
>> 2. Same as the above but add --size-only to rsync.  This will
>> tell rsync to assume that files that are the same size on both
>> systems are actually the same.  Usually files that are the same
>> size actually are the same but obviously that isn't a guarantee
>> so this can create cases of old data with new dates.
> 
> so --archive will overwrite permissions on files that it's not
> replacing?
> 
>> - From now on always copy timestamps!
> 
> I hear you :)
> 
> 

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