Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (Alan Cox) | | Subject | Re: odd chown difference between 2.0 and 2.1pre kernels | | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 1999 18:41:28 +0000 (GMT) |
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> Hmm... I was envisioning making root owner on files when a user > is being removed from system.
Then you should be clearing the setuid bit first - good example though.
I don't actually care too much which behaviour is used. The important stuff the change fixed was the dangerously wrong clearing of those bits on a directory that got chowned. The "if root" stuff is a side issue.
Alan
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