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DateMon, 19 Jan 98 01:36 CST
From(Robert Nichols)
SubjectRe: sys_chown() hits symlinks
monnier+lists/linux/kernel/news/@tequila.cs.yale.edu (Stefan Monnier) writes:
:hpa@transmeta.com (H. Peter Anvin) writes:
:> Incorrect.  Neither the owner nor the mode of a symlink have any
:> effects, whatsoever.
:
:And that's too bad !
:Any idea why unix does it this way and why no unix derivative got rid of this
:appearently stupid behavior ?

The ownership of a symlink _is_ significant in the context of removing
a symlink from a directory which has its sticky bit set.

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