[Bug 283110] freebsd-update IDS vs. installed permissions for kernels (444 vs 555)

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Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 15:40:45 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=283110

fullermd@over-yonder.net changed:

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--- Comment #5 from fullermd@over-yonder.net ---
(In reply to wbe from comment #3)
> Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but how is it that permissions are getting preserved by upgrade?

/etc/freebsd-update.conf:
---
# If the user has modified file ownership, permissions, or flags, should
# FreeBSD Update retain this modified metadata when installing a new version
# of that file?
# KeepModifiedMetadata yes
---

(in the 'defaults' section, so commented out means this _is_ the normal state)

Somewhat misdescribed, since "user has modified" doesn't actually mean anything
particular about _how_ they differ from the current presumed state, just _that_
it differs.  In this case, because previous versions made them that way.

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