Re: chgrp resets the setuid and getgid bits

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• Subject: Re: chgrp resets the setuid and getgid bits
• From: Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:06:12 -0400
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On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 07:44:14PM +1000, Ben Stringer wrote:
> I observed this today on an RHEL4 system, and it applies to Fedora also.
> I don't understand why this occurs - is it a security feature?

I think you answered your own question.

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