LightningCreations / LightningCreations/lc-coreutils
chmod: Errors on files that are owned by the current user, but can't be read.
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- C
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Description
Presently the chmod(1) implementation here will fail if the target file is not readable by the current user (likely unless the calling process has CAP_DAC to bypass this limitation).
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Research direction
Start by locating the chmod(1) implementation and reproduce the failure with a file owned by the current user that cannot be read. Trace why the operation requires read access; done means chmod succeeds for that target without requiring CAP_DAC.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100