Do not set the permissions of the final directory

component if it was not just created.
Based on a patch from Volker Borchert.

diff --git a/src/mkdir.c b/src/mkdir.c
index bc5ad0e..398677f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/mkdir.c
+++ b/src/mkdir.c
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
             This extra step is necessary in some cases when the containing
             directory has a default ACL.  */
 
-         if (fail == 0 && specified_mode)
+         /* Set the permissions only if this directory has just
+            been created.  */
+
+         if (fail == 0 && specified_mode && dir_created)
            {
              fail = chmod (dir, newmode);
              if (fail)