linux-ext4 - [PATCH e2fsprogs] subst: use 0644 perms

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Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:54:18 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH e2fsprogs] subst: use 0644 perms

When running on NFS, opening files with 0444 perms for writing can
sometimes fail.  Since there's no real reason for these files to be
read-only, give the owner write permission.

URL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/550986
Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
---
 util/subst.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/util/subst.c b/util/subst.c
index f36adb4..e4004c9 100644
--- a/util/subst.c
+++ b/util/subst.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		strcpy(newfn, outfn);
 		strcat(newfn, ".new");
-		fd = open(newfn, O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_RDWR, 0444);
+		fd = open(newfn, O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_RDWR, 0644);
 		if (fd < 0) {
 			perror(newfn);
 			exit(1);
-- 
2.5.1

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