--- tar-1.27.orig/src/extract.c 2013-10-08 18:37:10.138985808 +0200 +++ tar-1.27/src/extract.c 2013-10-08 18:38:19.661979057 +0200 @@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ extr_init (void) { we_are_root = geteuid () == ROOT_UID; - same_permissions_option += we_are_root; - same_owner_option += we_are_root; /* Option -p clears the kernel umask, so it does not affect proper restoration of file permissions. New intermediate directories will