Re: Permissions on copied directories

[Philippe]

Scott Burch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been experimenting with cfengine's copy command like so:
>
> /cprod/move/sql
>         dest=/cprod_new/move/sql
>         timestamps=keep
>         recurse=inf
>         type=checksum
>         forcedirs=true
>         server=(left out intentionally)
>
> When I execute this I noticed that the directories that get created on 
> the destination do not have the correct permissions (all directories are 
> owned by root:other; however the files have the correct permissions). Am 
> I missing something? I know I have done this before and the permissions 
> have been correct.
>
> The systems in question are using cfengine 2.1.x.


Hi Scott,

cfengine seems to retain owner from the repository (/cprod/move/sql). 
Actually, It does like that on our debian servers (sarge). Try to change 
the owner of /cprod/move/sql files.

Philippe