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From: operator@IRIS.KTH.DK (Martin Liversage)
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Subject: Re: Question about mv and su in 3.3.1
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Date: 13 Dec 90 07:42:06 GMT
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In <1990Dec11.190615.3551@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu> Bob Manson
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writes:

> If I use su to become root while in my home directory, and I mv a file
> to /tmp, for example, who should own the file?  Me, or root?   Under 
> 3.2 I think that root would have been the owner(I don't remember, 
> could someone still running 3.2 please check?).  Anyway, under 3.3.1, I 
> retain ownership of the file.

I run 3.2 and I have checked. You are right in your assumptions. When
root does a mv on a file, she becomes the owner.

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