Why does Classic group permission bits change once the 'ACL' is applied?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Setting acl write permission changes classic group permission bits as well:
  • Modification of the file permission bits results in the modification of the associated ACL entries
  • Using setfacl command changes the group owner permissions for the directory.
  • How to use setfacl command while retaining the group owner permissions for a file or directory.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9
  • ACL

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