* Get the create time of the file (if not provided); we'll need it in
* the set call.
*/
- if (! srv->no_pathinfo && c_time != 0) {
+ if (! srv->no_pathinfo && c_time == 0) {
if (! cli_qpathinfo(&srv->cli, path,
&c_time, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
/* qpathinfo not available */
srv->no_pathinfo = True;
} else {
+ /*
+ * We got a creation time. Some OS versions don't
+ * return a valid create time, though. If we got an
+ * invalid time, start with the current time instead.
+ */
+ if (c_time == 0 || c_time == (time_t) -1) {
+ c_time = time(NULL);
+ }
+
/*
* We got a creation time. For sanity sake, since
* there is no POSIX function to set the create time
/* If we got create time, set times */
if (ret) {
/* Some OS versions don't support create time */
- if (c_time == 0) {
+ if (c_time == 0 || c_time == -1) {
c_time = time(NULL);
}