winfsp / winfsp/sshfs-win

Different permissions when creating directories compared to SSH shell connection

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Description

If I connect to my Debian 9.5 linux server using a ssh shell and create new directories they get the permissions 755 by default:

mkdir /tmp/1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root 4.0K Oct 21 00:29 1/

When I use Filezilla, Total Commander (or any other tool that supports SFTP connections over SSH Port 22) to create directories, they are still created with the permissions of 755.

When I mount the filesystem into a Windows volume using the map network function with the parameter \sshfs\user@server.... and create a directory on that volume it gets permissions of 700 instead of 755.

drwx------ 2 544 4.0K Oct 21 00:33 2/

I'm using sshfs-win version 2.7 on Windows 10 Pro (tried also 3.2 beta, but that version doesn't work at all, no connection to server).

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Reproduce the discrepancy using sshfs-win 2.7 on Windows 10 against the Debian 9.5 server, comparing directories created through an SSH shell, SFTP clients, and the mapped \sshfs volume. Check whether the mapped-volume path consistently produces 700 instead of 755, and document the conditions and expected permissions.

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Tech stack
c
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operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Needs clarification
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