rsync has --fake-super, the ability to store metadata in extended
attributes, e.g. in case the filesystem does not support metadata or the user
does not have permission to chown() etc.

However, it also still chown()'s and chmod()'s if it can, even with
--fake-super, if I pass --uid, --perms, etc. If I do not pass those
flags, then it does not chown() and chmod(), but also doesn't store
that information in the extended attributes.

It would be nice if there was an option to prevent any sort of
metadata storage on the destination filesystem (and files would only
be created according to the umask). Maybe this should even be inherent in the
use of --fake-super.

The reason is that I have a few files and directories with 0000
permissions and those create errors on the destination, when storing
the backups themselves to tape.

It seems a bit counterproductive to store metadata externally but
also insist on using chmod() if possible.

Note that ACLs can change permissions too.

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
rsync, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

rsync_3.0.9-1.diff.gz
  to main/r/rsync/rsync_3.0.9-1.diff.gz
rsync_3.0.9-1.dsc
  to main/r/rsync/rsync_3.0.9-1.dsc
rsync_3.0.9-1_amd64.deb
  to main/r/rsync/rsync_3.0.9-1_amd64.deb
rsync_3.0.9.orig.tar.gz
  to main/r/rsync/rsync_3.0.9.orig.tar.gz



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 536755@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Paul Slootman <paul@debian.org> (supplier of updated rsync package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:54:56 +0200
Source: rsync
Binary: rsync
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 3.0.9-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Paul Slootman <paul@debian.org>
Changed-By: Paul Slootman <paul@debian.org>
Description:
 rsync      - fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Closes: 536755 586551 586707 587567 605731 614098 635603 639632 640869
Changes:
 rsync (3.0.9-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * new upstream release.
   * Bumped Standards-Version to 3.9.2.0 (no change necessary).
   * manpage no longer shows erroneous default for --delete-before.
     (upstream fix)
     closes:#640869,#587567
   * manpage now mentions that --files-from sorts the filenames.
     (upstream fix)
     closes:#536755
   * init.d script checks nice value correctly now.
     closes:#586707
   * fixed typo in comment in sample script rrsync.
     closes:#635603
   * Updated package description and included homepage line.
     closes:#614098
   * Correct error message when using --delete-delay when dying in certain cases.
     See also #587567
     closes:#586551
   * included rsync.service file for systemd, supplied by Michael Stapelberg.
     closes:#639632
   * conflict with duplicity < 0.6.11 as that tries to use rsync:// in
     combination with ::module syntax, which is not allowed (but used to be
     accepted in older rsync versions).
     closes:#605731
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reopen 536755
thanks

I seem to have entered the wrong bug number here, sorry :(
It's not closed by the upload of 3.0.9-1.


Paul