It seems that upstream added a dmask fmask ntfs patch[1] that removes the X bit from all files, this actually will only make things worst for the use case described.
Any chance we can work on the showexec RFE for NTFS-3g and get it aproved upstream ? [1] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28075#c5 Cheers Frédéric Masi ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #28075 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28075 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1153781 Title: Can not run .exe .com and .bat from NTFS formated USB flash drive To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ntfs-3g/+bug/1153781/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs