automatically inherit parent folder permissions when copying files

teixeira · 07-08-2008, 11:53 AM

Hello,

I've a windows machine backing up all night a couple of GB of information to a remote linux based machine via rsync and things works good, but i would like to know what/how can i do for the copied folders/files in the linux machine automatically inherit the parent folder permissions?

Thanks,
brgds,
Teixeira

trickykid · 07-08-2008, 12:37 PM

umask is probably what your looking for.

jamesapnic · 07-08-2008, 12:41 PM

I'm not sure that rsync has the ability to inherit them so to speak, but you can specify them manually presuming you know them, which I guess you do.

Add the --chmod, with such as ug+w as the arguments. It accepts standard chmod args.

teixeira · 07-08-2008, 01:21 PM

Thanks both, i'll try umask and --chmod switch in rsync.

Best regards,
Teixeira