From unknown Mon Aug 18 11:09:27 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#6297 <6297@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#6297 <6297@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point Reply-To: bug#6297 <6297@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:09:27 +0000 retitle 6297 file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point reassign 6297 emacs submitter 6297 MON KEY severity 6297 minor tag 6297 fixed thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri May 28 18:31:03 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 May 2010 22:31:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OI851-00028n-LE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:31:03 -0400 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OI850-00028R-Ih for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:31:02 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:35767) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OI84w-0002eO-FR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:58 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41975 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OI84v-000864-3c for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:58 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OI84t-0004JY-N9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:56 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f191.google.com ([209.85.211.191]:64695) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OI84t-0004JN-KC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:55 -0400 Received: by ywh29 with SMTP id 29so1188573ywh.27 for ; Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.188.9 with SMTP id l9mr2332531ybf.109.1275085853478; Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.143.21 with HTTP; Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:53 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: rOdQAWYDvp-HmA_WYx2JwKdWPEw Message-ID: Subject: file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point From: MON KEY To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -3.6 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point Evaluating (file-expand-wildcards "/*/SOME-DIR/*") Where the first kleene's target is a mount point e.g.: "/mnt/SOME-DIR/*" Signals this error: (file-error "Opening directory" "permission denied" "/lost+found/") I'm not sure where the error is getting signalled whether its happening under the root mount point e.g. "/" or if its occuring under "/mnt/God-knows-where/..." On this sytem "lost+found" is the directory that was placed in an ext4 partition for recovery purposes. It appears that `file-expand-wildcards' gets trounced via `directory-files' which is signaling an error if the permissions aren't kosher somewhere. Shouldn't one of these guys be checking with `file-readable-p' or `file-attributes' at some such at some point whilst walking the filesytem? The error is signalled here too: (file-expand-wildcards "/*/etc/*.conf") Whereas this works fine: (file-expand-wildcards "/etc/*.conf") which seems odd because in each case (error or not) the permissions can't be more than root:root i.e. the file-list returnd by the last form are all root:root. Surely one shouldn't need to be considering umask/dmask/setuid etc. just to use this function? On a GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.0) of 2010-05-10 -- /s_P\ From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jul 02 21:49:14 2011 Received: (at 6297) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jul 2011 01:49:14 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBo9-0001lz-HG for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:49:13 -0400 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBo7-0001lm-Vq for 6297@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:49:12 -0400 Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBnw-0007BM-Qx; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:49:00 +0200 From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen To: MON KEY Subject: Re: file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point In-Reply-To: (MON KEY's message of "Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:53 -0400") Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:48:48 +0200 Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Various's _Polska! Year_: "Dziady (feat. Piotr 'Peter' Wiwczarek, Vader) - Gaseous God" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110703:monkey@sandpframing.com::mC7VSgrsGVfOotyZ:00000000000000000000000000000000000000cq4l X-Hashcash: 1:23:110703:6297@debbugs.gnu.org::Qib7lfxtP5IpRHLV:00000000000000000000000000000000000000001A4oi MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-MailScanner-ID: 1QdBnw-0007BM-Qx X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1310262540.92112@p1UjumZ/ZkdJHU49ofDaHQ X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6297 Cc: 6297@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) MON KEY writes: > file-expand-wildcards permission error on top-level mount point > > Evaluating (file-expand-wildcards "/*/SOME-DIR/*") > > Where the first kleene's target is a mount point e.g.: > "/mnt/SOME-DIR/*" > > Signals this error: > (file-error "Opening directory" "permission denied" "/lost+found/") Yup. Fixed in Emacs 24. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/ From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jul 02 21:49:05 2011 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jul 2011 01:49:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBo1-0001lf-9B for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:49:05 -0400 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBnz-0001lD-IN for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:49:03 -0400 Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBno-0007B3-GX for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:48:52 +0200 Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:48:51 +0200 Message-Id: To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #6297 X-MailScanner-ID: 1QdBno-0007B3-GX X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1310262532.88701@j9fcGvcgwB0cjKYVhUJyQg X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) tags 6297 fixed close 6297 24.1 From unknown Mon Aug 18 11:09:27 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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