GNU bug report logs - #7289
Tramp changes ownership of remote file when saving

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jo Vermeulen <jo.vermeulen <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:54:03 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 23.1

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 7289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jo Vermeulen <jo.vermeulen <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 7289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7289: Tramp changes ownership of remote file when saving
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:53:55 -0400

> When editing a remote file over SSH using tramp, emacs changes the ownership
> of the file. I was logged in as root, and the file had ownership svn:svn.
> After saving, however, emacs changed the ownership to root:root. The backup
> file (filename~) did have the user/group settings however.

What are your settings for backup-by-copying and
backup-by-copying-when-mismatch?


        Stefan
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