[SOLVED] Problem with full system backup with rsync

Question

Hello,
I made a backups by following this page:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fu … with_rsync
Then I copied it to another computer, edited grub and fstab and it's almost works.
Commands su and sudo produces:
Cannot set groups, operation not allowed.
Maybe I must change permission of some file in system, because I backup system first to ntfs disk.
And I copied it as root, so it have only root permissions. But I don't know which files must I change.
Thanks
Last edited by KSJ (2013-07-21 18:40:59)

Answer 1

KSJ wrote:Maybe I must change permission of some file in system, because I backup system first to ntfs disk.
And I copied it as root, so it have only root permissions. But I don't know which files must I change.
Best not to try. If you backed up to NTFS, the best thing to do is to reinstall and then copy over stuff from your home, crucial config files etc. You will need to adjust ownership and permissions appropriately for everything you copy over from the backup.
NTFS does not preserve ownership and permissions.
Of course, if you still have your original installation, you can make a new backup instead. Just make sure to use a suitable filesystem.
Last edited by cfr (2013-05-24 00:52:17)