chmod, chown: check --preserve-root on the directory actually descended into by abendrothj · Pull Request #14972 · uutils/coreutils

chown, chgrp: judge --preserve-root on the stat the descent is pinned to

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chmod: change the -R operand's mode through a descriptor

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uucore: take the stat itself in metadata_is_root_dir

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chmod: keep changing the -R operand's mode when it does not open

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chmod: test the checks on the -R operand's second open

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chmod: change the -R operand by path only when it cannot be read

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chmod: accept any one error about the operand in the -R race test

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chmod: name the -R descend condition, shorten its comment, move EMFILE/ENFILE to the wordlist

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tests/chmod: move the operand made unreadable into its own test

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chmod, chown: check --preserve-root on the directory actually descended into - #14972

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Commits on Oct 7, 2026

chown, chgrp: judge --preserve-root on the stat the descent is pinned to

chmod: change the -R operand's mode through a descriptor

uucore: take the stat itself in metadata_is_root_dir

chmod: keep changing the -R operand's mode when it does not open

chmod: test the checks on the -R operand's second open

chmod: change the -R operand by path only when it cannot be read

chmod: accept any one error about the operand in the -R race test

chmod: name the -R descend condition, shorten its comment, move EMFILE/ENFILE to the wordlist

tests/chmod: move the operand made unreadable into its own test