Why does rsync change directory permissions

[joe at actionline.com]

Thanks Bryan (and everyone). Must have been an anomaly as it seems to be
working correctly now.  Haven't figured out why it went wrong before,
but all okay now.  Thanks again for all the excellent tips and advice.

Joe

> You are corect that -a should do it. Indeed specifying -p is redundent
> since -a is just a shortcut for -rlptgoD.
> Question: Are you using ACL's? If so that requires -A
> Question: Does vsiqcom have permission on the target directory?
> Question: Are your UI'd the same for your owner user and group?
> Question: What permissions do you get? Can you post a ls -aCl for both
> source and target?
> Question: Can you post a verbose itemized transfer that includes how
> it is handling the permissions?

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