restrict_chown (the default) means that only root can "give away" files
to another user via chown.
But yes, this does look like a bug.
-eric
On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 11:31, Marc Cousin wrote:
> I don't know if :
> - This is the right place to report it
> - It is a bug
>
> I am having strange chown behaviour
>
> all the operations below are done as root
> -------------------------------------------------------
> I first try it whith restrict chown to 1
>
> fs.xfs.stats_clear = 0
> fs.xfs.sync_interval = 30000
> fs.xfs.error_level = 3
> fs.xfs.panic_mask = 0
> fs.xfs.irix_symlink_mode = 0
> fs.xfs.irix_sgid_inherit = 0
> fs.xfs.restrict_chown = 1
> marco:/dvdrip# touch test
> marco:/dvdrip# chown marc test
> chown: changing ownership of `test': Operation not permitted
> -----------------------------------------------------
> then with restrict chown to 0
> marco:/dvdrip# touch test
> marco:/dvdrip# chown marc test
> marco:/dvdrip# chown root test
> chown: changing ownership of `test': Operation not permitted
>
>
> I don't think this is a normal behaviour (in either case), but the restrict
> chown is confusing me a little bit ...
>
>
>
> Meanwhile, I'm going to install 2.6.0-test2... :)
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