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When using fake-super mode in an rsync receiver, anything that's neither a file nor a directory (e.g. devices, symlinks, etc) is converted into a file, and properties such as original ownership, filetype, and permissions are stored in a specific extended attribute. In the case of a symlink, the contents of the link are stored in a plain file. The original mode of the symlink is normally

...Example: As regular user 'dg': dg$ mkdir src dg$ touch src/foo dg$ chmod 444 src/foo dg$ ln -s foo src/bar Then as trusted (but unprivileged) user 'backup': backup$ id -a uid=1000(backup) gid=1000(backup) groups=1000(backup),100(users) backup$ umask 0022 backup$ rsync -av src/ dst-nonsuper/ backup$ rsync -av --fake-super src/ dst-fake-super/ Now as (untrusted) user 'guest': guest$ id -a uid=9999(guest) gid=9999(guest) groups=9999(guest) guest$ echo -n '/etc/shadow' > dst-nonsuper/bar bash: dst-nonsuper/bar: Permission denied guest$ echo -n '/etc/secret' &g...