GNU bug report logs - #5956
[PATCH] cp: preserve "capabilities" when also preserving file ownership

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 5956 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5956: [PATCH] cp: preserve "capabilities" when also preserving file ownership
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:41:00 +0100

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`sudo cp -a non-root-file copy` would not preserve capabilities.
The attached fixes this and passes all tests.

cheers,
Pádraig.

[cp-capabilities.diff (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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