I'm on Oracle Linux 7.6. The user root apparently has write permission for its own home directory /root. But why the mode bits of /root shows dr-xr-x---. instead of drwxr-x---.?
root:[~]# cat /etc/*release*
Oracle Linux Server release 7.6
NAME="Oracle Linux Server"
VERSION="7.6"
ID="ol"
VARIANT="Server"
VARIANT_ID="server"
VERSION_ID="7.6"
PRETTY_NAME="Oracle Linux Server 7.6"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7:6:server"
HOME_URL="https://linux.oracle.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.oracle.com/"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux 7"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.6
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux"
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.6 (Maipo)
Oracle Linux Server release 7.6
cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7:6:server
root:[~]#
root:[~]# pwd
/root
root:[~]# ls -lad .
dr-xr-x---. 9 root root 4096 Aug 16 21:37 .
root:[~]#
root:[~]# cd /
root:[/]#
root:[/]#
root:[/]# getfacl root
# file: root
# owner: root
# group: root
user::r-x
group::r-x
other::--x
root:[/]#
