Strange mounting issue with ext3

[Pat Suwalski]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Pat Suwalski wrote:
>> This would make sense. I have ext3 external disks that I take from 
>> computer to computer. It's a constant nuisance with the [UG]IDs. Using 
>> vfat makes everything have 755 permissions or 644 permissions and is 
>> worse than having a user-permission-squashed ext3.
> 
> The last thing I want is having a user-permission-squashed ext3
> partition. For that matter, I am not sure I like the idea of an
> auto-mounted ext[23] file system at all. The last thing I want is
> someone to be able to copy a SUID program from a removable file
> system without having root access in the first place.

That, of course, it a truly valid concern. Not one I'm terribly worried 
about in my house, but obviously not a great default.

--Pat