Anton Altaparmakov wrote: > > 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. > > As you say _usually_, even you admit that sometimes you would want the > real owner/permissions to be shown. And that is the point Miklos is > trying to make I believe: it should be configurable not hard set to only > one which is what I understand HCH wants. > > There are uses for both. For example today I was updating the tar ball > which is used to create the var file system for a new chroot. I certainly > want to see corretly setup owner/permissions when I look into that tar > ball using a FUSE fs...
If I'm updating a var filesystem for a new chroot, I'd need the ability to chmod and chown things in that filesystem. Does that work as an ordinary user? -- Jamie - 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/
