Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1

Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by harry8 on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:52AM (#27881098)

Anyone know why? Given ext2 has had a public domain implementation for more than a decade? Is it because windows & mac won't support ext2 even for free? Seems like a better lowest common denominator fs than any of the fats?

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:59AM (#27881152)

You can't use easily ext2 on an external storage because of permissions.

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by MisterTea on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:44AM (#27881496)

That's because Linux and OSX ignore NTFS permissions making it work more like FAT.

Plug an existing NTFS drive from one Windows system into another Windows system and you get a similar issue where opening a home directory requires you to take ownership.

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:51AM (#27917797)

But Linux refuse to ignore permissions on an ext2.

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by harry8 on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:10AM (#27881240)

Isn't that how it's mounted that matters there?

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Re:Vboxsf fixes for 5.14-1 by shikoba on Thursday July 22, 2021 @07:50AM (#27917791)

I never find an option to ignore permissions.

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