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Re: [Bug-tar] Configure option to use umask when extracting as root


From: Sergey Poznyakoff
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] Configure option to use umask when extracting as root
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:51:27 +0200

Robert Connolly <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> Hello. The attached patch adds a --disable-default-root-preserve configure 
> option, so root does not preserve file mode or ownership when
> extracting.

Why is it needed? You can achieve the same effect by running

  tar --no-same-permission --no-same-owner

or adding these two options to the TAR_OPTIONS environment variable.  

Regards,
Sergey




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