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From: randyc@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Randy Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: bug in cp command under HP-UX
Message-ID: <5570522@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Oct 90 17:15:00 GMT
References: <5262@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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>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