Re: Uploading to dl.sv.gnu.org

[Dora Scilipoti]

On 2/1/24 12:39, Ineiev wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 09:02:57PM +0100, Dora Scilipoti wrote:
> > until not long ago, members of the audio-video group were able to upload
> > files to that server as follows:
> >
> > $ rsync -tvz --progress FILE USERNAME@dl.sv.gnu.org:/srv/audio-video/video/
> >
> > The options -tvz don't seem to work anymore. What works for me now is
> > -tvr.
> >
> > Is anyone here aware of what has caused this?
>
> Before 2023-11, the server accepted virtually any rsync options;
> that allowed users to get sensitive data from the server, so we
> introduced a limit on the set of permitted options.
>
> > What should we do in order to keep informed about changes like this that
> > affect our capacity to use the server?
>
> The server informs the user about the available options whenever
> it sees any command that doesn't fit them.

The error message from the server regarding options -tvz can be obscure;
it was for me and for someone else who should know more as a sysadmin.
So better not to assume people will understand what's going only from
what the server says.

I wonder if Savannah people could make arrangements to inform users of
that server whenever there are changes that affect their work.

(Let's keep the audio-video mailing list copied if possible.)



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