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Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues
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Eric Blake |
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Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues |
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Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:47:02 -0600 |
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According to Jim Meyering on 7/26/2006 4:06 AM:
>>> chmod 0500 dir
>>>
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> To me, it's not a clear request to clear the setgid bit.
> It could easily be someone used to typing the leading
> zero of an octal number, since it's required in other
> contexts (e.g., C, Perl).
Should we document "chmod 00500 dir" as an explicit way to clear the bit,
or just require a textual mode string?
- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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- chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Bob Proulx, 2006/07/25
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Paul Eggert, 2006/07/25
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Jim Meyering, 2006/07/26
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Paul Eggert, 2006/07/27
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Jim Meyering, 2006/07/27
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Paul Eggert, 2006/07/28
- Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Jim Meyering, 2006/07/28
- Comment fix in modechange.h, Paul Eggert, 2006/07/28
Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Bob Proulx, 2006/07/27
Re: chmod set-gid/set-uid behavior change issues, Bob Proulx, 2006/07/27