Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hal
Currently, FAT partitions on USB disks etc. are mounted with umask=077,
thus making every file on them look like an executable.
It would make more sense to mount those filesystems with
dmask=077,fmask=177 options, so that directories can be browsed, but
files aren't executable. I don't think that would hurt anyone.
** Affects: hal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: hal
- Currently, FAT partitions on USB disks etc. are being assigned
- umask=077, thus making every file on them look like an executable.
+ Currently, FAT partitions on USB disks etc. are mounted with umask=077,
+ thus making every file on them look like an executable.
It would make more sense to mount those filesystems with
dmask=077,fmask=177 options, so that directories can be browsed, but
files aren't executable. I don't think that would hurt anyone.
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Set better umasks for FAT filesystems (USB drives etc)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/60722
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