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| -rw-r--r-- | src/copy.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c index 6ffecbb2c..163722189 100644 --- a/src/copy.c +++ b/src/copy.c @@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ #include "cp-hash.h" #include "path-concat.h" -/* On Linux (from slackware-1.2.13 to 2.0.2?) there is no lchown function. - To change ownership of symlinks, you must run chown with an effective - UID of 0. */ -#ifdef __linux__ -# define ROOT_CHOWN_AFFECTS_SYMLINKS -#endif - #define DO_CHOWN(Chown, File, New_uid, New_gid) \ (Chown ((File), (x->myeuid == 0 ? (New_uid) : x->myeuid), (New_gid)) \ /* If non-root uses -p, it's ok if we can't preserve ownership. \ @@ -762,26 +755,10 @@ copy_internal (const char *src_path, const char *dst_path, goto un_backup; } # else -# ifdef ROOT_CHOWN_AFFECTS_SYMLINKS - if (x->myeuid == 0) - { - if (DO_CHOWN (chown, dst_path, src_sb.st_uid, src_sb.st_gid)) - { - error (0, errno, _("preserving ownership for %s"), dst_path); - goto un_backup; - } - } - else - { - /* FIXME: maybe give a diagnostic: you must be root - to preserve ownership and group of symlinks. */ - } -# else /* Can't preserve ownership of symlinks. FIXME: maybe give a warning or even error for symlinks in directories with the sticky bit set -- there, not preserving owner/group is a potential security problem. */ -# endif # endif } |