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Re: cp and SELinux context
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: cp and SELinux context |
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Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:45:54 +0200 |
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Jim Meyering wrote:
> > --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] preserve the specified attributes (default:
> > mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible
> > additional attributes: context, links, all
>
> ... it's the SELinux context,
Why does the default list of preserved attributes (mode,ownership,timestamps)
not include the SELinux context?
The SELinux FAQ [1] states that
"When backing up and recovering files with a SELinux system, care must be
taken to preserve SELinux context information."
Naïvely, I would think this rule should also hold when copying file trees
as root using "cp -p"?
Bruno
[1] http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html#GA.10
- cp doc bug, Bruno Haible, 2008/06/02
- Re: cp doc bug, Jim Meyering, 2008/06/03
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