From 5127c4abf921857fde4ae51f566c86028c8c2911 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Eischer <9106997+MichaelEischer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:08:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix tar extraction errors in sandboxes (#22071)

---
 internal/test/helpers.go | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/internal/test/helpers.go b/internal/test/helpers.go
index 019c5cb6c..f53062a69 100644
--- a/internal/test/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/test/helpers.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
@@ -122,7 +123,13 @@ func SetupTarTestFixture(t testing.TB, outputDir, tarFile string) {
 		rd = input
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("tar", "xf", "-")
+	cmdLine := []string{"tar", "xf", "-"}
+	// Do not restore ownership from the archive. It is not necessary for the tests,
+	// but can cause problems in sandboxed environments.
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		cmdLine = append(cmdLine, "--no-same-owner")
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(cmdLine[0], cmdLine[1:]...)
 	cmd.Dir = outputDir
 
 	cmd.Stdin = rd