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2013-07-05 2013-07-23
PRESERVE_TIME_PERM_ERROR message, text moved from faq_not_owner (martin) there can be different reasons why the server cannot updaet permissions/timestamp (martin)
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===== [[preserve_time_perm]] Upload of file .. was successful, but error occurred while setting the permissions and/or timestamp. If the problem persists, turn off setting permissions or preserving timestamp. Alternatively you can turn on 'Ignore permission errors' option. ===== ===== [[preserve_time_perm]] Upload of file .. was successful, but error occurred while setting the permissions and/or timestamp. If the problem persists, turn off setting permissions or preserving timestamp. Alternatively you can turn on 'Ignore permission errors' option. =====
-On some systems, you need to be an owner of the file (write permissions are not enough) to modify its permissions or timestamp. To overwrite file, you do not own, on such systems, you need to turn off //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Set permissions]]// and //[[ui_transfer_custom#common_options|Preserve timestamp]]// options or turn on //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Ignore permission errors]]//.·+You get this error, when a server fails to update file timestamp or permissions for some reason: 
 +  * On some systems, you need to be an owner of the file (write permissions are not enough) to modify its permissions or timestamp. 
 +  * Some servers do not support updating file timestamp or permissions at all
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 +Whatever the reason is, you need to turn off //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Set permissions]]// and //[[ui_transfer_custom#common_options|Preserve timestamp]]// options or turn on //[[ui_transfer_custom#upload_options|Ignore permission errors]]//.
Note that you cannot disable preserving timestamp for [[task_synchronize|synchronization]], unless you turn off //Modification timestamp// [[ui_synchronize#criteria|comparison criteria]]. Note that you cannot disable preserving timestamp for [[task_synchronize|synchronization]], unless you turn off //Modification timestamp// [[ui_synchronize#criteria|comparison criteria]].

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