[Bug 12820] New: rsync always try change owner and group of symlink in --fake-super mode

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12820

            Bug ID: 12820
           Summary: rsync always try change owner and group of symlink in
                    --fake-super mode
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.9
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P5
         Component: core
          Assignee: wayned at samba.org
          Reporter: pahan at hubbitus.info
        QA Contact: rsync-qa at samba.org

Hello.

I long time discover strange to me behavior. If I add --fake-super
option on both sides rsync start always set owner and group of symlink.
What interesting there no error, but it done each time as it has been
changed.

Simple reproduce:
$ mkdir rsync.symlinks
$ echo 'file content' > rsync.symlinks/file.itself
$ ln -s file.itself rsync.symlinks/file.symlink

Then try to transfer it on remote host:
$ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super -M--fake-super
rsync.symlinks [hidden email]:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
cd+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/
<f+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/file.itself
cL+++++++++ rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself

And again:
.L....og... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself


I had tried use --rsync-path="rsync --fake-super" instead of
-M--fake-super what unsurprisingly give me same result:
$ rsync -apr --links --itemize-changes --fake-super --rsync-path="rsync
--fake-super" rsync.symlinks
[hidden email]:~/temp/rsync.symlinks
.L....og... rsync.symlinks/file.symlink -> file.itself


Please note all symlinks correct:
$ LANG=en_US.utf-8 ls -l rsync.symlinks
total 4
-rw-rw-r--. 1 pasha pasha 13 Oct 11 06:10 file.itself
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 pasha pasha 11 Oct 11 06:11 file.symlink -> file.itself

$ cat rsync.symlinks/file.symlink
file content

It also correct on receiver side.


P.S. Asked long time ago in ML -
http://samba.2283325.n4.nabble.com/rsync-always-try-change-owner-and-group-of-symlink-in-fake-super-mode-td4692664.html

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