On 2/4/07, Arnie Stender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have time right now to test tar and cpio but I do know for > sure > a straight cp of an SUID file does NOT produce an SUID copy of the file, > even if done as root.
I just did a "cp -a" of Xorg as root, which is suid, and it showed up as suid in the copy. You would need the -a or -p or some other cp option that maintains ownership and permissions. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
