If the ATTR_KILL_S*ID bits are set then any mode change is only for clearing the setuid/setgid bits. For NFS, skip the mode change and let the server handle it. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/nfs/inode.c | 4 ++++ 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c index 45633f9..441bd8b 100644 --- a/fs/nfs/inode.c +++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c @@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr) nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSSETATTR); + /* skip mode change if it's just for clearing setuid/setgid */ + if (attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_KILL_SUID | ATTR_KILL_SGID)) + attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE; + if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) { if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || attr->ia_size == i_size_read(inode)) attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE; -- 1.5.2.1 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html