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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  can't execute bash scripts on a ntfs partition the way it is mounted
  by default

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I can't believe we still have stupid permission issues with ntfs
  partitions in 2013.

  Steps to reproduce:

  1. plug a USB hard disk (formatted as one or more NTFS partitions)
  2. watch as it is automatically mounted at /media/<your_user>/something
  3 open a terminal
  4. cd into any folder within that disk.
  5. type the following:

    echo ls > test.sh
    chmod 777 test.sh
    ./test.sh

  Expected: the created script should run, hence showing a directory
  listing

  Observed: the following error shows up:
    bash: ./test.sh: Permission denied
  and if you check, the file permissions have not been changed and are 600 by default.

  
  The problem is the way NTFS partitioons are mounted by default. I know this can be fixed by mounted them in some other way (which I don't remember now), e.g. by configuring then in fstab. But that should not be necessary. That should be the default way.

  There are two things that are unquestionally wrong:
  1 - chmod SILENTLY fails. It should output an error message when failing to change file permissions for whatever reason
  2 - the default way of mounting a plug-and-play drive should be such that you can save and execute a file on it. It is nonsense that executing a file from a plugged usb drive is complicated as hell. It should be absolutely trivial.

  This issue is probably just in some default settings in Ubuntu that
  should be changed, but I'm reporting it against linux because I have
  no idea what package is responsible for this

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic 3.8.0-31.46
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  teo        2735 F.... pulseaudio
  Date: Sun Oct 13 13:27:43 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b1b3e5fe-38e2-44c9-9e48-4564cd9f4d66
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-23 (1208 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M51Sn
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=173acbf5-26a0-49e3-8d2b-f1c142582cbf ro quiet splash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-31-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-31-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.106
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-08-10 (64 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 303
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: M51Sn
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr303:bd12/24/2007:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnM51Sn:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnM51Sn:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: M51Sn
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

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