> If the user wants to edit a read-only file in a tgz owned by himself, > why can he not _chmod_ the file and _then_ edit it? > > That said, I would _usually_ prefer that when I enter a tgz, that I > see all component files having the same uid/gid/permissions as the tgz > file itself - the same as I'd see if I entered a zip file.
I can accept that usually you are not interested in the stored uid/gid. But doubt that you want to lose permission information when you mount a tar file. Zip is a different kettle of fish since that doesn't contain uid/gid/permissions. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
