From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265267AbUEZAIc (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 20:08:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265268AbUEZAIc (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 20:08:32 -0400 Received: from dial249.pm3abing3.abingdonpm.naxs.com ([216.98.75.249]:9679 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265267AbUEZAIb (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 20:08:31 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 20:17:00 -0400 From: Wakko Warner To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Odd symlink behaviour? Message-ID: <20040525201700.A28595@animx.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Vanilla kernel 2.6.6. / is ext3, /dev is on / I noticed when I created a symlink, the perms were not 777 like I would have expected. See below. [root@vegeta:/dev] v cdrom ls: cdrom: No such file or directory [root@vegeta:/dev] ln -s scd0 cdrom [root@vegeta:/dev] v cdrom lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4 May 25 20:13 cdrom -> scd0 [root@vegeta:/dev] umask 0 [root@vegeta:/dev] ln -sf scd0 cdrom [root@vegeta:/dev] v cdrom lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 May 25 20:13 cdrom -> scd0 [root@vegeta:/dev] umask 022 [root@vegeta:/dev] uname -r 2.6.6 [root@vegeta:/dev] ln --version ln (coreutils) 5.0.91 I have another filesystem which is reiserfs; It doesn't exibit this problem. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals