K3b under FC3rc1 x86_64 - keep permissions

[Harald Hoyer]

Chuck Adams wrote
> 
> Before I bugzilla this I want to check with others to
> make sure it is not a user error on my part.
> 
> In creating a backup DVD using K3b 0.11.14 under
> FC3rc1 on an AMD Athlon 64 system.  When I setup
> the burn there is a "keep permissions" option that I
> select before starting the burn process.
> 
> After burning the backup DVD.
> Upon mounting the DVD and then doing a "ls -ld *"
> on the directories the write bit is not set.  I can
> "rcp -r" the directories to a hard drive and then
> "chmod -R +w " on the directories to get the write
> back, but I don't want to do this for obvious reasons.
> There may be some files and subdirectories that I
> do not want to accidently manipulate.
> 
> There are no directories on the DVD with write permissions,
> but all the files seem to have the correct permissions.
> 
> This is a user error on my part?


Well, it's all about the way you mount the CD... look in /etc/fstab. It 
is mounted read-only :), so nothing can have the write flag.
Think about backing up a tar.gz, which keeps all flags.