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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/cp/preserve-gid b/tests/cp/preserve-gid
index a999322d2..d7f86e030 100755
--- a/tests/cp/preserve-gid
+++ b/tests/cp/preserve-gid
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
. $srcdir/test-lib.sh
require_root_
+# Record primary group number, usually 0.
+# This is the group ID used when cp (without -p) creates a new file.
+primary_group_num=$(id -g)
+
create() {
echo "$1" > "$1" || exit 1
chown "+$2:+$3" "$1" || exit 1
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ t0() {
if test "x$s" != "x$u $g"; then
# Allow the actual group to match that of the parent directory
# (it was set to 0 above).
- if test "x$s" = "x$u 0"; then
+ if test "x$s" = "x$u $primary_group_num"; then
:
else
echo "$0: $* $f b: $u $g != $s" 1>&2