GNU bug report logs - #8391
chmod setuid & setguid bits

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Christian <chris <at> computersalat.de>

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:48:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Christian <chris <at> computersalat.de>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#8391: chmod setuid & setguid bits
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:58:48 +0200

Hi
> No, 0755 is not explicit - it is ambiguous with people that are
> explicitly using printf %#3o to output a 3-digit octal string with
> leading 0 - I don't think we can change this.
>
> But my suggestion of 00755 _is_ explicit - after taking off the leading
00755 is working here. I can live with that :)
> 0 for specifying octal, you are _still_ left with four octal digits
> which includes the sticky bit explicitly being set to 0.
Thank you
 Cheers

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