GNU bug report logs - #8752
cp: fchown called before fchmod, unable to set file mode

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Milan Novak <milan.novak <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 17:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 8752 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Milan Novak <milan.novak <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8752 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8752: cp: fchown called before fchmod, unable to set file mode
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 12:31:49 -0700

On 05/29/11 12:27, Paul Eggert wrote:
> # echo "-n CHOWN" >>/etc/privgrp
> # setprivgrp -f /etc/privgroup

Whoops, obviously I misspelled one of those two file names.
I think the second one is right.  But you should read the
manuals and check before trying it (I haven't used HP-UX
in years).
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