ExtX file system on my usb key

ExtX file system on my usb key if I format my usb key with an extX file system, copy some files on it and then give it to a friend for him to add files or modify existing one on this key, then he is rejected by its own system. Because its User ID (UID) nor GID are the same as mine on my machine.
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you can chmod 777 all of the files, to remove all of the restrictions.

Guest [Entry]

"Funnily enough a kernel patch to do some sort of UID remapping on ext mounts ""to make them actually useful on removable media"" turned up very recently. Doesn't seem to be too controversial in the subsequent discussion so it should make it into your favourite distro at some point.

BTW, I've used ext2/3 on removable media myself for years but it's almost entirely for rsynced backups where the whole point is to preserve all the file metadata."