On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Chris S. <email address hidden> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, the executable bit gets set if you transfer
> that file to a FAT partition (like a flash drive). I forget why this
> happens.
This would be because FAT doesn't support permissions at all, so "rwx"
permissions are invented by the kernel. These get copied when you
copy the files...
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Chris S. <email address hidden> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, the executable bit gets set if you transfer
> that file to a FAT partition (like a flash drive). I forget why this
> happens.
This would be because FAT doesn't support permissions at all, so "rwx"
permissions are invented by the kernel. These get copied when you
copy the files...