Rsync: operation not permitted

Question

I use image-backup to create a backup of my entire system.

For some reason it doesn’t work and I just can’t get it going.

When running the command sudo image-backup and then enter /mnt/test.img I get this error:

rsync: [generator] symlink "/tmp/img-backup-mnt/boot/cmdline.txt" -> "firmware/cmdline.txt" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
rsync: [generator] symlink "/tmp/img-backup-mnt/boot/config.txt" -> "firmware/config.txt" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
rsync: [generator] symlink "/tmp/img-backup-mnt/boot/overlays" -> "firmware/overlays" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1338) [sender=3.2.7]
Unable to create backup

I talked to the developer and he couldn’t pinpoint it either and suggests it is specific to my system.

Someone has an idea what I could try? Thanks!

It's not really going to be possible to troubleshoot a custom-written script/program without seeing it. — Sotto Voce, Jan 06 '24 at 11:45
What system are you running this on (version and/or distribution)? Where is this image-backup tool available from? How did you invoke it? What is the exact rsync command that it's using? What does /mnt/test.img represent? Please edit your question to provide this information (no need for "edit" statements; just update the question as if you had provided it originally) — Chris Davies, Jan 06 '24 at 13:13
Please don't ask the same question twice. Update your original at Operation not permitted when writing in sshfs if you have new information — Chris Davies, Jan 06 '24 at 13:14

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '24 at 03:42

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Hard to say based on next to no information. At a guess: the target device has a file-system that doesn't support symlinks, like fat or ntfs.

answered Jan 06 '24 at 03:42

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