Re: x bit for dirs: misfeature?

Horst von Brand
2001-11-19T18:15:26Z

vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> said:
> On Monday 19 November 2001 16:44, Horst von Brand wrote:

[...]

> > X sets x for dirs, leaves files alone.

> Hmm... yes this is one of such workarounds already implemented.
> But it is not very good for my example:
> X sets x for dirs *and* for files with x set for any of u,g,o.
>
> # chmod -R a+rX dir
>
> will make any executables (even root only) world-executable.

That's what you are asking for...
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