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: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: mmcclenn <at> geology.wisc.edu, eliz <at> gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.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: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:16:50 -0400

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When Emacs saves a file directly, its preferred method is to write the
file under another name and then ewnames it into the desired name.
That is to avoid problems like this.

Should Tramp do it that way too?

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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
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