Parent directory permissions are enough for extendedStat().

diff --git a/src/VfsNs.cpp b/src/VfsNs.cpp
index dc272ac..d9291f9 100644 (file)
--- a/src/VfsNs.cpp
+++ b/src/VfsNs.cpp
@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ ExtendedStat VfsCatalog::extendedStat(const std::string& path, bool follow) thro
   // use the retrieved xattrs
   vfsUpdateExtendedStat(meta, xattrs);
 
-  if (checkPermissions(this->secCtx_, meta.acl, meta.stat, S_IREAD) != 0)
-    vfsThrow(EACCES, "not enough permissions for '%s' to read '%s'", clientName.c_str(), meta.name.c_str());
-
 #if 0
   // XXX: black magic
   //      dmlite tests require proper count in st_nlink,