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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] bug?: uid of symlinks restored incorrectly


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Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] bug?: uid of symlinks restored incorrectly
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 11:56:47 -0400
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Andrew Ferguson wrote, On 03/05/06 00:36:
address@hidden wrote:
  
    Warning: lchown missing, cannot change ownership of symlink /
    
rdiff-backup 1.0.4
Redhat 9 (2.4.32)
Python 2.2.2 (#1, Feb 24 2003, 19:13:11)
    

Python 2.2 does not support the lchown() system call. I think version
2.3 does support it (2.4.3 is the latest). Perhaps you can find a more
recent version of Python for your distribution? There have been some
security fixes since 2.2.2 anyway.

Without the lchown() system call support, rdiff-backup cannot change the
owner of the symlinks upon restore. So what you see is (unfortunately)
expected.

Thanks Andrew!

I will take a look at Python 2.4.3... So far rdiff-backup seems great. Keep up the good work!

Ben

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