This only seems to happen if they are precisely 755 and the umask is set to mask bits away. Presumably `cp -a` does not call `umask(0)`.
** Changed in: rust-coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2118905 Title: cp -a doesn't preserve subdirectories permissions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/coreutils/+bug/2118905/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs