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Re: copy-directory
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Michael Albinus |
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Re: copy-directory |
Date: |
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:26:36 +0200 |
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David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
> Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> Or shall we remove PRESERVE-UID-GID from `copy-directory'?
>>
>> I guess we can remove it for now,
>
> I think that UID/GID should transparently be preserved when copying
> directories whenever possible (in particular when using /sudo:: methods
> or similar). I don't think that there is an important usage case for
> "don't preserve UID/GID even if you could": it would likely imply
> copying a tree and turning it into root/root possession on today's
> systems.
Although it is not on my top priority, I would second David. A primitive
function `set-file-owner' would not harm, if it is explicitely said in
the docstring, that it works only in the cases the underlying OS
supports it.
And a Tramp file name handler could be called for this, useful at least
for "su" and "sudo" connections.
What I'm curious: does change ownership work for other systems, like
Win32? The smbclient, used in Tramp for "smb" connections, offers a
chown subcommand ... maybe it is applicable only, if there is a Samba
server at the other end.
Best regards, Michael.
- copy-directory, Michael Albinus, 2009/10/04
- Re: copy-directory, Eli Zaretskii, 2009/10/04
- Re: copy-directory, Stefan Monnier, 2009/10/04
- Re: copy-directory, Michael Albinus, 2009/10/04
- Re: copy-directory, Stefan Monnier, 2009/10/04
- Re: copy-directory, Michael Albinus, 2009/10/05
- Re: copy-directory, David Kastrup, 2009/10/05
- Re: copy-directory,
Michael Albinus <=
- Re: copy-directory, Eli Zaretskii, 2009/10/06
Re: copy-directory, Michael Albinus, 2009/10/04