rsync - Feb 2010 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 7110] New: Symlink fake-super data is silently lost when sys_lsetxattr fails with EPERM

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7110

           Summary: Symlink fake-super data is silently lost when
                    sys_lsetxattr fails with EPERM
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.1.0
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: major
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: matt at mattmccutchen.net
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


The summary says it all.  NO_SYMLINK_XATTRS is supposed to be defined on
systems that don't allow xattrs on symlinks, but if this is forgotten (bug
7109), data may be lost.


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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7110

--- Comment #1 from Matt McCutchen <matt at mattmccutchen.net> 2011-06-18
19:01:59 UTC ---
Specifically, I propose that the code in xattrs.c that swallows EPERM for
symlinks be removed as explained in bug 7109 comment 4.

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