GNU bug report logs - #78638
30.1; When editing a remote file owned by another user, Tramp signals an error because it cannot change the file mode

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: mmcclenn <at> geology.wisc.edu, 78638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#78638: 30.1; When editing a remote file owned by another user, Tramp signals an error because it cannot change the file mode
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:11:06 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

Hi Eli,

>> Likely, this is due to missing permissions in the upper directory.
>
> If the permission of the parent directory are the problem, then the
> same problem could happen with local files, right?

Likely, I am wrong. As Andreas Schwab wrote, to be able to chmod a file
you need to be owner (or privileged), other permissions are not
relevant.

Best regards, Michael.

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