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List:       busybox
Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] Bug report: untarring setuid files with symbolic links
From:       Erik Andersen <andersen () codepoet ! org>
Date:       2003-12-21 9:03:08
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On Sat Dec 20, 2003 at 05:06:50PM -0800, Ben Weintraub wrote:
> I have been experimenting with the busybox version of tar, trying to
> find out why my the setuid bits on some of my files are not preserved,
> while others are, and I think I have found the reason.  It appears that
> setuid files that have symbolic links to them don't get their setuid bit
> preserved by bb tar, while GNU tar does preserve them.  

I just checked in a patch that I think should clear that
right up.  Care to give the latest and greatest a try?

 -Erik

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