How to find and fix wrong extended attributes(ACL, Capability, SELinux)

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Issue

  • A backup/restore or copying files or directories may not preserve the proper extended attributes of a file or directory because the tool does not support it or options are required to enable preserving that information but have not been used. How can you fix this situation?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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