rsync from xfs to nfs+xfs and ACL problems

[Linda Walsh]

If the NFS system doesn't handle ACL's,
you might try using "star" which can handle ACL's and extended file attributes storing them in
an extended tar-format archive.

It has a "-copy" feature that I've used successfully to copy extended file attributes:
(cd sourcedir; star -acl -xattr -no-fsync . /destdir/.)&

and ACL's  from one XFS file system to another, so I'm reasonably sure it's 
archive format (see its manpage for correct options) would also store them.



Dave Chinner wrote:
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 01:50:15PM +0200, Michael Monnerie wrote:
>> Hello, I'm trying to rsync from an xfs with ACLs set to another server 
>> which has an xfs filesystem. I mounted the nfs using 
>>
>> Does it mean I can't sync ACLs? How could I do it? I need a full backup 
>> including ACLs, as I want to move all data and then restore.
> 
> NFSv3 doesn't support ACLs, IIRC.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dave.