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Re: ls sgid/suid color bug


From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: ls sgid/suid color bug
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:00:23 +0100
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Grant McWilliams <address@hidden> writes:

> If I create an suid/sgid executable it shows bright red or orange but only
> until I change ownership
> of the executable.

If you change the ownership of a file the suid/sgid bits are automatically
cleared.  This is a feature.

Andreas.

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