apply_binaries.sh changes permission of custom rootfs

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1

I’ve been trying to flash a custom rootfs using the jetpack scripts. It seems that after replacing the sample rootfs, with a custom one, and running the apply_binaries.sh script, files with permissions as

-rwsr-xr-x

are changed to

-rwxr-xr-x

. This creates an immediate problem with being able to execute sudo commands, however, other programs e.g ping, are also affected (these commands only work when run with sudo now)

2

You must run apply_binaries.sh with “sudo” (with root permissions):

# To a custom rootfs location:
sudo ./apply_binaries.sh -r /where/ever/it/goes
# Or to standard rootfs subdirectory:
sudo ./apply_binaries.sh

Note that if anything was unpacked in the rootfs without sudo, then probably that component is no longer valid. If the only thing unpacked without root permissions was apply_binaries.sh, then you only need to re-run apply_binaries.sh with sudo. If you unpacked your sample rootfs there without sudo, then you need to start over after deleting the entire content of the rootfs.