Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
> > That said, I would _usually_ prefer that when I enter a tgz, that I
> > see all component files having the same uid/gid/permissions as the tgz
> > file itself - the same as I'd see if I entered a zip file.
>
> As you say _usually_, even you admit that sometimes you would want the
> real owner/permissions to be shown. And that is the point Miklos is
> trying to make I believe: it should be configurable not hard set to only
> one which is what I understand HCH wants.
>
> There are uses for both. For example today I was updating the tar ball
> which is used to create the var file system for a new chroot. I certainly
> want to see corretly setup owner/permissions when I look into that tar
> ball using a FUSE fs...
If I'm updating a var filesystem for a new chroot, I'd need the
ability to chmod and chown things in that filesystem. Does that work
as an ordinary user?
-- Jamie
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