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Gary D. Gregory resolved IO-751.
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Fix Version/s: 2.12.0
Resolution: Fixed
> When deleting symlinks, File/PathUtils.deleteDirectory() changes file
> permissions of the target
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> Key: IO-751
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-751
> Project: Commons IO
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Utilities
> Affects Versions: 2.11.0
> Environment: macOS 11.5.2
> OpenJDK 11
> Reporter: Richard Cyganiak
> Priority: Major
> Fix For: 2.12.0
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> Attachments: DeleteDirectoryTest.java, commons-io.patch
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> When {{FileUtils.deleteDirectory(...)}} and
> {{PathUtils.deleteDirectory(...)}} encounter a symlink while recursively
> deleting, the default behaviour is to delete the symlink, but leave the
> target of the symlink alone. This works for the most part: the symlink is
> correctly deleted, and the target is not deleted or recursed into.
> However, the methods _alter the file permissions of the target_:
> - {{FileUtils.deleteDirectory(file)}} _removes_ all write permissions from
> the target
> - {{PathUtils.deleteDirectory(path,
> StandardDeleteOption.OVERRIDE_READ_ONLY)}} _removes_ all write permissions,
> and _adds_ all execute permissions (even if the target is a file, not a
> directory)
> - {{PathUtils.deleteDirectory(path)}} works correctly and does not change the
> target's permissions
> A JUnit 4 test case that demonstrates the behaviour of all three methods is
> attached.
> The behaviour is unexpected (the Javadocs give no hint), inconvenient (it
> leaves the owner of the target without write permission) and potentially
> dangerous (it adds execute permissions for anyone).
> It appears the implementation assumes it can freely modify permissions
> because it is going to delete the file/directory anyway, and the case of
> symlinks was simply not considered. The handling of write permissions is
> particularly puzzling. I could understand why an implementation would _add_
> write permission, but why _remove_ it?
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