bug#55487: chmod to +w is not defaulting to ALL target in Debian 11.3

2022-05-17 Thread Paul Eggert
On 5/17/22 10:51, Corey H wrote: sudo chmod +w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #doesn't work sudo chmod a+w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #does work It sounds like you're misunderstanding what "chmod +w" means. It doesn't mean "turn on all the w bits". It means "turn on the w bits enabled by the

bug#55487: chmod to +w is not defaulting to ALL target in Debian 11.3

2022-05-17 Thread Corey H
in Debian 8.32-4+b1 (Debian 11.3) chmod +w isn't working right. sudo mkdir /etc/whatever sudo touch /etc/whatever/whatever.conf sudo chmod +w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #doesn't work sudo chmod a+w /etc/whatever/whatever.conf #does work #in man chmod # it states "If none of these are given, the