Bug 284121 - getfattr -R follow symlinks
Summary: getfattr -R follow symlinks
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: attr
Version: 7
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Zdenek Prikryl
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-09-09 20:42 UTC by Doug Mitchell
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: 2.4.32-3.fc7
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-11-09 23:49:53 UTC
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Description Doug Mitchell 2007-09-09 20:42:10 UTC 
Description of problem:
getattr -R is following symlinks like getattr -L

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
attr-2.4.32-2.fc7.x86_64

How reproducible:
getfattr -Rd $HOME

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a symlink in $HOME pointing to /
2. getfattr -Rd $HOME
3. Watch it start checking things in /usr
  
Actual results:
Follows symlinks

Expected results:
Should not follow symlinks unless -L is specified

Additional info:
Comment 1 Doug Mitchell 2007-09-09 20:43:11 UTC 
Oops, please s/getattr/getfattr/g above
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2007-11-06 16:11:11 UTC 
attr-2.4.38-2.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2007-11-09 23:49:52 UTC 
attr-2.4.32-3.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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