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Re: xfsrestore forgets to set owner/perm on .

To: Linux XFS Mailing List <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: xfsrestore forgets to set owner/perm on .
From: "Bernhard R. Erdmann" <be@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:36:25 +0100
References: <Pine.SGI.4.43.0112111006510.94666-100000@omen.melbourne.sgi.com>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Well, I'll give this one some thought.  I see your problem, but I don't
> really want to add yet another command line option, nor do I want to add
> another dialog, and I'm disinclined to let xfsrestore change ownership and
> permissions on a directory it didn't create.

Come on... Having 20 or 21 options does not do make a difference. ;-)

I see your point in being afraid of chowning/chmoding a directory
xfsrestore did not create. But these permissions are (should be) backed
up. So xfsrestore should be able to restore them.


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