Voelker, Bernhard wrote:
> all non-root tests have successfully now, but one of the root-tests
> failed:
>
> =======================================================
> GNU coreutils 7.4.127-d2510: tests/test-suite.log
> =======================================================
>
> 1 of 1 test failed.
>
> .. contents:: :depth: 2
>
>
> FAIL: cp/preserve-gid (exit: 1)
> ===============================
>
> ./cp/preserve-gid: setuidgid -g 1000,1001 1000 cp -p c1 b: 1000 1001 !=
> 1000 1000
>
> I think I boiled it down to:
>
> ../src/setuidgid -g 1000,1001 1000 ../src/cp -p c1 b
> ../src/setuidgid: failed to run command `../src/cp': Permission denied
>
> and
>
> execve("../src/cp", 0xFFBFFC64, 0xFFBFFC78) Err#13 EACCES
> [file_dac_search]
>
> I built coreutils somewhere in a normal HOME directory
> (/vol1/home1/ecs2/depot/coreutils-7.4.127-d2510/) while
> $HOME is protected with 0750.
>
> Thus, uid 1000 doesn't have execute permissions for
> /vol1/home1/ecs2/depot/coreutils-7.4.127-d2510/src/cp.
Thanks for investigating that!
It's good to know it's a weakness in the test script,
and not a problem with cp.
After coreutils-7.5 someone will adjust the
script to skip that part if the just-built cp is
inaccessible like that.
Volunteers welcome.
