setting permissions to $ chmod -R 660 abc is no good choice as you forbid entering the directory and therefore cannot list it.
i think extracting the archive as a non-privileged user results in a case just like this. i think this is not a bug but unexpected behavior due to questionable setting of permissions... ** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => coreutils Status: New => Incomplete -- corrupt file ownership & permissions on recursive coreutils https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/188403 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs