samba-bugs@samba.org
2005-Jul-09  11:21 UTC
[Bug 2868] New: fifo's may only be copied by root
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2868
           Summary: fifo's may only be copied by root
           Product: rsync
           Version: 2.6.5
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: FreeBSD
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org
        ReportedBy: rsync-contact@fischglas.de
         QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org
the creation of a fifo (named pipe) is not a privileged function - at least on
freebsd, linux and solaris.
so it should not require root-privileges to be done.
instead they should be copied like ordinary files, too.
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