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Re: negative test -x failed for bash 3.2.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-solari
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: negative test -x failed for bash 3.2.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-solaris2) |
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Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:47:15 -0400 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) |
Cristian Baboi wrote:
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> In the file eaccess.c , the function sh_eaccess call access(path, mode)
> if test -x is called as root.
> On Solaris x86, access (path,mode) return true regardless of the state
> of executable bit.
Damned if you use custom code in place of access(2), damned if you
don't.
Chet
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