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To: vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
cc: James A Sutherland <jas88@cam.ac.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: x bit for dirs: misfeature? 
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   of "Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:21:57 -0000." <01111919215701.07749@nemo> 
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:14:25 -0300
From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
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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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