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feat: save rootfs as tar to preserve group/other file permissions - #527

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@jbgi jbgi commented Aug 20, 2026

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If we can't preserve ownership at least preserve permissions so that it's easier to get to a working system when starting from a complex base image.

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Thank you for this nice idea !

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jbgi added 2 commits September 7, 2026 11:13
If we can't preserve ownership at least preserve permissions so that
it's easier to get to a working system when starting from a complex base image.
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jbgi force-pushed the preserve-rootfs-file-perms branch from 20778ee to a185fbd Compare September 7, 2026 09:30
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jbgi requested a review from jfroche September 7, 2026 09:31
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