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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Christian <chris <at> computersalat.de>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: chmod setuid & setguid bits
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:01:08 +0200

Why can I only use symbolic modes for clearing ?

----snip chmod(1) ---
and you can set (but not clear) the bits with a numeric mode.
----snip chmod(1) ---

isn't "chmod 0755 DIR" explicit enough ?
Cheer

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