Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Transfer of unix domain sockets on *BSD

[Ben Escoto]

>>>>> "TA" == Troels Arvin <address@hidden>
>>>>> wrote the following on 16 Jan 2003 11:00:33 +0100

  TA> It seems that copying of domain sockets is not directly possible
  TA> on *BSD, unrelated to special mount options or security levels.

  TA> I found this posting on the rsync mailing list:
  TA> http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/rsync/2000-December/003349.html

  TA> It seems that the rsync folks have found a way to implement
  TA> transfer of domain socket files which works, also on *BSD.

  TA> Is there a way to implement the same functionality in
  TA> rdiff-backup, or must Python be changed before it's possible?

rdiff-backup uses mkfifo() to make pipes, and socket() and bind() to
make sockets.  So I think what you want is already done.


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Ben Escoto

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