[SOLVED] What's wrong with uppercase X on permissions?

[toty_Centos]

Hi again!!
Sorry for my so many questions :S, so as root created this simple script which once executed shows a "Hello World" message. The thing is I want no one except root has executable permission over that script but I want OTHERS can enter the directory which holds the script itself, so:

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[root@Centos7]-[test]$ chmod 700 test1
[root@Centos7]-[test]$ cd ..
[root@Centos7]-[data]$ chmod 700 test/
[root@Centos7]-[test]$ ls -l
drwx------. 2 root root 19 Apr 21 15:22 test
[root@Centos7]-[test]$ chmod -R o+rX test/
[root@Centos7]-[test]$ ls -l
drwx---r-x. 2 root root 19 Apr 21 15:22 test
[root@Centos7]-[test]$ su lisa
[lisa@Centos7]-[data]$ cd test/
[lisa@Centos7]-[test]$ ls -l
-rwx---r-x. 2 root root 32 Apr 21 15:22 test1
[lisa@Centos7]-[test]$ ./test1
Hello World!!
[lisa@Centos7]-[test]$

so? Why the -R switch gives test1 execution permission when I clearly stated an uppercase X? Shouldn't apply directories only?

Once again, thank you!!!

edit: I forgot to mention that I get the same results with setfacl -R -m o:rX test/
User finally can execute the script as well!

[avij]

Careful reading of man chmod tells us this of X:

execute/search only if the file is a directory or already has execute permission for some user (X)

(emphasis mine)

If the file was executable by root and you applied X, it will make the file executable by other users as well.

[toty_Centos]

Careful reading of man chmod tells us this of X:

execute/search only if the file is a directory or already has execute permission for some user (X)

(emphasis mine)

If the file was executable by root and you applied X, it will make the file executable by other users as well.

Thank you very much avij!!!!! I totally misinterpreted man page for chmod!!!!! I run some tests and finally got it

Permission to close guys!!!