rsync time machine backup permissions

Michael keybounce at gmail.com
Tue Mar 20 05:51:51 UTC 2018 

What is the order that rsync uses to set permissions?

Time Machine directories have ACL permissions that basically prohibit making any changes of any kind. In order to make a backup of the directory, you would need to set those permissions after copying everything in the subdirectories.

Is rsync smart enough to do it in that order?

On 2018-03-19, at 10:44 PM, Andre Althoff via rsync <rsync at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> That doesn’t work too. :-(
> 
> Last login: Mon Mar 19 19:18:16 on console
> iMac:~ andre$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
> /dev/disk2 on /Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)
> iMac:~ andre$ 
>  [20.03.2018, 05:29:20 Wiederhergestellt]
> Last login: Tue Mar 20 05:29:05 on console
> Restored session: Mo 19 Mär 2018 19:55:46 CET
> iMac:~ andre$ mkdir /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3/Test1
> iMac:~ andre$ ls /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3/
> Test1
> iMac:~ andre$ ls -la /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3/
> total 0
> drwxrwxr-x  7 andre  staff  306 20 Mär 06:12 .
> drwxr-xr-x@ 5 root   wheel  170 20 Mär 06:10 ..
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXN --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> Password:
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
> /dev/disk2s2 on /Volumes/LaCie d2 Quadra v3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
> /dev/disk3 on /Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)
> iMac:~ andre$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
> /dev/disk2s2 on /Volumes/LaCie d2 Quadra v3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
> /dev/disk3 on /Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXN --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> Password:
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXN --fileflags --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ ls -la /Volumes
> total 8
> drwxr-xr-x@  5 root   wheel   170 20 Mär 06:10 .
> drwxr-xr-x  33 root   wheel  1190 25 Feb 09:34 ..
> drwxrwxr-x   8 root   wheel   340 20 Mär 06:28 G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3
> drwxrwxr-x  16 andre  staff   612 18 Mär 18:21 LaCie d2 Quadra v3
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     1 20 Mär 05:26 Macintosh HD -> /
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo chown mount
> usage: chown [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] owner[:group] file ...
>       chown [-fhv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] :group file ...
> iMac:~ andre$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
> /dev/disk2s2 on /Volumes/LaCie d2 Quadra v3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
> /dev/disk3 on /Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled, noowners)
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXN --fileflags --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXXN --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo chown andre:staff /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> iMac:~ andre$ ls -la /Volumes
> total 8
> drwxr-xr-x@  5 root   wheel   170 20 Mär 06:10 .
> drwxr-xr-x  33 root   wheel  1190 25 Feb 09:34 ..
> drwxrwxr-x   9 andre  staff   374 20 Mär 06:32 G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3
> drwxrwxr-x  16 andre  staff   612 18 Mär 18:21 LaCie d2 Quadra v3
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root   wheel     1 20 Mär 05:26 Macintosh HD -> /
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAXN --fileflags --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aHEAN --fileflags --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set permissions on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: symlink "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest" -> "2018-03-16-210209" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***
> ^X^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -aH --delete --stats --log-file=/Users/andre/Desktop/log/rsync-$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M").log /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: chgrp "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/Handbücher & Informationen" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/etc": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/tmp": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/var": Operation not permitted (1)
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> skipping directory Backups.backupdb
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -a /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: chgrp "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/Handbücher & Informationen" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/etc": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/tmp": Operation not permitted (1)
> rsync: failed to set times on "/Volumes/G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3/Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/var": Operation not permitted (1)
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ sudo /usr/local/bin/rsync -r /Volumes/LaCie\ d2\ Quadra\ v3/Backups.backupdb /Volumes/G-DRIVE\ Thunderbolt\ 3
> skipping non-regular file "Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/Latest"
> skipping non-regular file "Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/Handbücher & Informationen"
> skipping non-regular file "Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/etc"
> skipping non-regular file "Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/tmp"
> skipping non-regular file "Backups.backupdb/André Althoffs iMac/2016-04-11-130912/Macintosh HD/var"
> ^Crsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(700) [sender=3.1.3]
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at io.c(504) [generator=3.1.3]
> iMac:~ andre$ 
> 
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