[comp.sys.hp] bug in cp command under HP-UX

tonyg@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Tony Gedge) (10/17/90)

Is it true that some version of HP-UX had a cp command which did
not clear the setuid/gid bit in the file permissions?

Which version was it?

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randyc@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Randy Campbell) (10/19/90)

>Is it true that some version of HP-UX had a cp command which did
>not clear the setuid/gid bit in the file permissions?
>
>Which version was it?

This is documented behavior in HP-UX 7.0.  Only the sticky bit is not
carried over.

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	Randy Campbell