>From the chmod manpage:
chmod preserves a directory's set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits unless
you explicitly specify otherwise. You can set or clear the bits with
symbolic modes like u+s and g-s, and you can set (but not clear) the
bits with a numeric mode.
** Package changed: ubuntu => coreutils (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Won't Fix
** Visibility changed to: Public
--
chmod in octal mode does not unset sgid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458040
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.
--
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
