rsync - Jul 2007 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 4531] symlinks updating doesn't work properly during updates

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4531


wayned@samba.org changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX




------- Comment #3 from wayned@samba.org  2007-07-14 17:17 CST -------
Symlinks are not affected by the --update option.  This option just affects
file transfers.

One reason for this is that many systems cannot preserve the modification time
of a symlink, so a copy of an old symlink can have a newer timestamp than a
symlink that was created more recently (e.g. if more than 2 systems are
involved in the coping process).

For multi-direction synchronization, I recommend using a tool designed for that
purpose, such as unison.


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------- Comment #4 from zakmck73@yahoo.it  2007-07-17 06:31 CST -------
(In reply to comment #3)
> Symlinks are not affected by the --update option.  This option just affects
> file transfers.
I understand the implementation problems that has lead to adopt such a
behavior. However I think this is misleading and dangerous. I've lost some
links this way and I needed to review a server configuration at hand. At least
a warning message, such as "ignoring symlink date, considering the target
date"
would be good. 

Cheers. 


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