- if (IS_DEVICE(file->mode)) {
- if (am_root && preserve_devices) {
- if (do_mknod(backup_dir_buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0
- && (errno != ENOENT || make_bak_dir(backup_dir_buf) < 0
- || do_mknod(backup_dir_buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0)) {
- rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "mknod %s failed",
- full_fname(backup_dir_buf));
- } else if (verbose > 2) {
- rprintf(FINFO,
- "make_backup: DEVICE %s successful.\n",
- fname);
- }
+ if (IS_DEVICE(file->mode) && am_root && preserve_devices) {
+ do_unlink(buf);
+ if (do_mknod(buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0
+ && (errno != ENOENT || make_bak_dir(buf) < 0
+ || do_mknod(buf, file->mode, file->u.rdev) < 0)) {
+ rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "mknod %s failed",
+ full_fname(buf));
+ } else if (verbose > 2) {
+ rprintf(FINFO, "make_backup: DEVICE %s successful.\n",
+ safe_fname(fname));