use --may-modify-others for rsync, if available

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/backup.in b/backup.in
index 012618c..8d9942e 100755
--- a/backup.in
+++ b/backup.in
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-rsyncOptions=( # common to both runs: verbose, stay-on-device, use checksums
-  '-vxcrlDH'   # only in first run:   recurse and preserve soft links, devices, hard links
-  '-vxcaHAX'   # only in second run:  "archive" and preseve hardlinks, ACLs, xattr
-)
+rsyncOptions='-vxcaHAX'
+rsync --may-modify-others 2>&1 | \
+  grep -q 'unknown option' ||
+  rsyncOptions="${rsyncOptions} --may-modify-others"
 
 [ -r "#ETCDIR#/backup.conf" ] && \
   . "#ETCDIR#/backup.conf"
@@ -116,28 +116,19 @@ chmod 750 ${neues}
 chown erich:root ${neues}
 if [ -z "${rsyncShell}" ]
 then
-  rsync ${rsyncOptions[0]} \
+  rsync ${rsyncOptions} \
     ${linkdests} \
     ${excludeArgs} \
     ${Quelle} ${neues}/
   sleep 1
-  rsync ${rsyncOptions[1]} \
-    ${excludeArgs} \
-    ${Quelle} ${neues}/
-  sleep 1
   rsync ${Quelle}
 else
   rsync "${rsyncShell}" \
-    ${rsyncOptions[0]} \
+    ${rsyncOptions} \
     ${linkdests} \
     ${excludeArgs} \
     ${Quelle} ${neues}/
   sleep 1
-  rsync "${rsyncShell}" \
-    ${rsyncOptions[1]} \
-    ${excludeArgs} \
-    ${Quelle} ${neues}/
-  sleep 1
   rsync "${rsyncShell}" ${Quelle}
 fi
 erg=$?