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--- Begin Message ---Package: e2fsprogs Version: 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.31-1 Severity: normal lsattr and chattr programs do not have a "do not follow symlinks" switch which brings such problems as: $ ls -l /var.old/spool/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Jan 9 1999 mail -> ../mail $ ls /var.old/spool/../mail ls: /var.old/spool/../mail: No such file or directory $ lsattr /var.old/spool/ lsattr: No such file or directory While reading flags on /var.old/spool/mail -- Best regards, Aigars Mahinovs mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] #--------------------------------------------------------------# | .''`. Debian GNU/Linux LAKA | | : :' : http://www.debian.org & http://www.laka.lv | | `. `' | | `- | #--------------------------------------------------------------#
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--- Begin Message ---tags 356086 +wontfix thanks On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 06:59:55PM +0200, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > Package: e2fsprogs > Version: 1.38+1.39-WIP-2005.12.31-1 > Severity: normal > > lsattr and chattr programs do not have a "do not follow symlinks" > switch which brings such problems as: The OS interface is via ioctl's to an open file descriptor, so it isn't possible to set or get an attribute on a symlink. Sorry. - Ted
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