[enhancement] Option to check read permissions before taking snapshot
Bug #1291897 reported by
Rainer Zufall
This bug affects 1 person
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Bug Description
Whenever a backup fails, it is usually due to missing read permissions.
In my opinion, it would be helpful, especially for new users, to include (and activate by default) an option "check permissions before taking snapshot". It could display a warning if a missing permission is detected before a snapshot is taken and ask the user if he wants to continue anyway.
On the commandline, it should be possible to find non-readable files with something like
find <directory> ! -readable ! -type l ! -path <excludedirecto
(The part "! -type l" is there because otherwise broken symbolic links would appear as non-readable.)
It would be nice to have something like that in BIT.
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| Germar (germar) wrote | #1 |
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| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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May be this could be combined with bug #1291710. Not sure about it yet. I've something in mind to ask if user wants to run a dry-run first time after set up a new profile (and optionally provide a dry-run button, too). Then we can scan rsync output for read errors.