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Re: one more openat-style function required: fchmodat


Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> wrote:
> Roland McGrath wrote:
>> It's a natural, obvious, and useful addition, no matter what Solaris does
>> or doesn't have.  I've put it in.
>
> I'm not at all convinced this is a good think.  It can be achieved using
> openat + fchmod.

No, it can't, as I said in the original message.
Is you can't open a file, then you can't use fchmod on it.


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