On 02/10/2013 11:31 AM, Alexey Potehin wrote:
> Hello people!
> 
> This is path for strange behavior:
> 
> rm -rf chmodbug;
> mkdir chmodbug;
> chmod 2755 chmodbug;
> stat --print "%a %n\n" chmodbug;
> chmod 0755 chmodbug;
> stat --print "%a %n\n" chmodbug;

This behavior is documented.  We _intentionally_ leave the sticky bit
alone, unless you request a double-leading 0 as declaration that you are
aware of the consequences of clearing the sticky bit.  Our behavior is
compliant with POSIX, and we will not be changing it.

chmod 00755 chmodbug
stat --print "%a %n\n" chmodbug

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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