Re: [rdiff-backup-users] symlinks backed up by rdiff-backup have new current date

[Andrew Ferguson]

On Nov 10, 2008, at 2:33 AM, sanyock wrote:
> After making a backup using rdiff-backup I compared it to another  
> backup done by rsync.  Comparision was done using rsync too with -- 
> dry-run and --itemize-changes options. rsync reported incorrect time  
> for all symlinks backed up by rdiff-backup. Symlink date/time has  
> been reset to current time.
>
> Please let me know, how is it possible to force rdiff-backup to keep  
> original date/time of symlinks.


Hi,

You need to specify more information for people to be able to assist  
you, such as:

- what version of rdiff-backup
- what platform (OS) and version
- the filesystem you are backing up from and on to
- the commandline you used to run rdiff-backup

Also, remove the --dry-run option from rsync. Then, confirm with a  
second comparison (rsync --dry-run --itemize-changes) that the symlink  
date/time have actually been changed. Some filesystem/OS combinations  
do not support symlink time changes.



Andrew