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All,

I am trying to clear ACL's completely from all files and folders in a directory. I can get the directories as cleared as:

Code:

# owner: root
# group: root
user::rwx
group::r-x
other::rwx
default:user::rwx
default:group::r-x
default:other::r-x

What ever I do I can't remove the defaults from the directories. I have traversed back up the directory tree to confirm that there are no visible (no + at the end of any directories) ACL's present, but still the same behavior. I run:

Code:

# setfacl -k <dir>

and still receive:

Code:

# owner: root
# group: root
user::rwx
group::r-x
other::rwx
default:user::rwx
default:group::r-x
default:other::r-x

Can anyone shed some light on what using the '-k' flag does nothing, or provide some guidance as to possibly a '-x' flag string that would remove the default settings?

Nothing I have tried has worked.

Thank in advance,

HB