[linux-cifs-client] setuid does not work on CIFS filesystem?

[Dhirakaosal, Suvidhean - ES/RDR -Gil]

We have a setup where a Windows machine exports a shared folder to a
Linux box.  This folder is mounted through mount.cifs.  We are able to
access the files, but there are quirks here and there (i.e. symbolic
links are not supported on the cifs filesystem).  Most importantly, we
can't set the sticky bit (i.e. chmod 4777 myBinary) on the executables
that are on the cifs filesystem.

We'd like to be able to allow users to run the binaries with root
privileges and the shared binaries have to be on the Windows shared
drive.

Thannks,
-Suvi

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