Re: [Bug-tar] adding ACLs when there are none

[Linda Walsh]

Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > er take --acls similarly to -p in this regard.
> >     
>
> This does nit seem to be correct.
>
> The BSD sgroup bit on directories only propagates to directories and not to 
> files. The default acls propagate to files also.
>
> Note that the bevior in star has been defined in 2001 after talking to various 
> people. gtar should behave similar.
>   
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There some wiggle room here, I agree,
The patch as I understood it, removed the default acl on the directories.

The files only have the option of inheriting a default acl from the 
directory.

If the files from the tar put in the directory don't have acls attached 
from the
dir, because of --acls, I wouldn't be upset with that. (without --acls, 
I'd expect them
to inherit them). 

But without default acl's present in the tar (for the directories --
as separate from the standard acl), I'd expect them to be left alone. 

BTW, to be clear, when I say "expect", I mean "least surprise", not as a 
mandate
about what should be done.  Thus I could see --acls clearing everything 
except
the default acls on the directory -- meaning new files and dirs would 
inherit
as normal as before the tar.