rsync - Mar 2002 - Rsync ownership/group/permission on Windows and Linux question

Hi, all,

I'd like to know if there is a way to set the ownership/group/permission
when you are transfering files from a Windows clients to a Linux rsync
server.

I've tried following configurations, and none of them work.

rsync -av --owner=test -g MyFolder 192.168.100.1::backup/test

rsync -av --owner=500 -g MyFolder --numeric-ids 192.168.100.1::backup/test

(500 is numeric id for user "test)

Is it possible that you can setup a rsync server that will preserve the
ownership/group from a Windows clients?  Or, is it possible to run rsync
client so that when the server stores the files, it sets to the user/group
specified at client's rsync option?

So far, Linux to Linux rsync has no problem at all.  The Windows clients
(NT and Win2000) are using cygwin1.dll v1.3.10 and rsync 1.5.4.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thank you very much,


Poe

I'm cleaning out my rsync mailbox and it looks like nobody responded
to your questions.

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 02:56:18AM -0600, Poe Chen
wrote:
> Hi, all,
> 
> I'd like to know if there is a way to set the
ownership/group/permission
> when you are transfering files from a Windows clients to a Linux rsync
> server.
> 
> I've tried following configurations, and none of them work.
> 
> rsync -av --owner=test -g MyFolder 192.168.100.1::backup/test
> 
> rsync -av --owner=500 -g MyFolder --numeric-ids 192.168.100.1::backup/test
> 
> (500 is numeric id for user "test)
The --owner option does not take a paramter.  It just means to
preserve the original owner when possible.
> Is it possible that you can setup a rsync server that will preserve the
> ownership/group from a Windows clients? 
I don't know much about Windows clients but I don't see why it
wouldn't
as long as the writer is running as root (or whatever the privileged user
is on Windows NT/2000).
> Or, is it possible to run rsync
> client so that when the server stores the files, it sets to the user/group
> specified at client's rsync option?
Not on the command line, but if the receiver is runing as a nonprivileged
user id then all the files will be owned by that user id.

> So far, Linux to Linux rsync has no problem at all.  The Windows clients
> (NT and Win2000) are using cygwin1.dll v1.3.10 and rsync 1.5.4.
> 
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
- Dave Dykstra