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Date:      Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:31:50 -0400
From:      "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: rsnapshot: /bin/cp failed
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Now I'm getting a nother problem: gcp is trying to follow symlinks,
even though it's being called with "-al", and -a implies
no-dereference, which means it shouldn't follow symllinks

anyway, I tried the two commands listed at the end of this, with the
listed results. Anyone know of this issue with gcp?



Thanks, -Jim

gcp version check:
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
root@aragorn 10:48:53 (0) /music/backup > gcp --version
cp (coreutils) 5.2.1
Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Getting file information of some of the problematic files (they are
symlinks to sockets):
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
sjss@aragorn 11:28:42 (0) /music/local_music > ls -l
/music/backup/hourly.0/localhost/home/sjss/.kde
total 4
drwx------  2 sjss 512 Apr 24 18:46 Autostart/
lrwxr-xr-x  1 sjss  22 Apr 23 21:59 cache-aragorn.ameritech.net ->
/var/tmp/kdecache-sjss/
drwx------  9 sjss 512 Apr 25 17:18 share/
lrwxr-xr-x  1 sjss  17 Apr 23 21:59 socket-aragorn.ameritech.net ->
/tmp/ksocket-sjss/
lrwxr-xr-x  1 sjss  13 Apr 23 21:59 tmp-aragorn.ameritech.net -> /tmp/kde-s=
jss/
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

manual copy attempt 1:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
root@aragorn 10:48:53 (0) /music/backup > /usr/local/bin/gcp -al
--no-dereference /music/backup/hourly.0/ /music/backup/hourly.1/
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.DCOPserver_aragorn.ameritech.n=
et_:0':
Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/cache-aragorn.ameritech.ne=
t':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/socket-aragorn.ameritech.n=
et':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/tmp-aragorn.ameritech.net'=
:
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.mozilla/firefox/6xag483y.defau=
lt/lock':
No such file or directory
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.mplayer/input.kbtv':
Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/dev/gdhls/src/system_opt':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/namedb': No such file or
directory
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/rmt': Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/termcap': Cross-device link
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

manual copy attempt 2:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
root@aragorn 10:48:53 (0) /music/backup > /usr/local/bin/gcp -al
--no-dereference /music/backup/hourly.0/ /music/backup/hourly.1/
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.DCOPserver_aragorn.ameritech.n=
et_:0':
Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/cache-aragorn.ameritech.ne=
t':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/socket-aragorn.ameritech.n=
et':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.kde/tmp-aragorn.ameritech.net'=
:
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.mozilla/firefox/6xag483y.defau=
lt/lock':
No such file or directory
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/.mplayer/input.kbtv':
Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/home/sjss/dev/gdhls/src/system_opt':
Operation not permitted
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/namedb': No such file or
directory
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/rmt': Cross-device link
/usr/local/bin/gcp: cannot create link
`/music/backup/hourly.1/localhost/etc/termcap': Cross-device link
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D



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