Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Mar 2002 12:57:07 +0000 (GMT) | From | Anton Altaparmakov <> | Subject | Re: ANN: NTFS 2.0.1 for kernel 2.5.7 released |
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On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Padraig Brady wrote: > Is this a good default?
I don't see what's wrong with that. It follows the logic of least surprise. In Windows all files are executable as there is no way to distinguish executables from non-executables due to lack of executable bit. NTFS on Linux has no way of telling the difference either and hence it makes sense to allow execution of all files.
If you don't like it, use -o noexec,fmask=0111 and you will not have any files being executable.
> IMHO you usually would not want to execute stuff off NTFS, and > if you do you can always just explicitly invoke using wine like: > `wine /ntfs/lookout.exe`
No you couldn't.
> To have all files executable breaks stuff like: > midnight commander (won't open executable files)
Ouch, that is plain stupid... mc should be fixed. I open executables all the time and mc should automatically fire up a hexeditor.
> ls colorizing
I like green files. (-;
> shell tab completion
Heh?!? Works for me. Fix your shell settings.
> ...
Like what?
> see: > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=100143416100009&r=1&w=2
Read it. I still don't see any reason for not having x on files by default.
> I think the default should be > rx for directories and r for files
If you think so just use fmask to clear the x bit and be happy.
I guess if more people complain I can change the default fmask to be 0177 instead of 0077 but I want to see more complaints first. I personally find the being able to execute behaviour better as I run things off the ntfs partitions...
Best regards,
Anton -- Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @) Linux NTFS maintainer / WWW: http://linux-ntfs.sf.net/ ICQ: 8561279 / WWW: http://www-stu.christs.cam.ac.uk/~aia21/
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