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+#!/bin/sh
+# make sure 'cp -p' preserves special bits
+# This works only when run as root.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This test would fail due to a bug introduced in 4.0y.
+# The bug was fixed in 4.0z.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src
+print_ver_ cp
+require_root_
+
+touch a b c || framework_failure_
+chmod u+sx,go= a || framework_failure_
+chmod u=rwx,g=sx,o= b || framework_failure_
+chmod a=r,ug+sx c || framework_failure_
+chown $NON_ROOT_USERNAME . || framework_failure_
+chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx . || framework_failure_
+
+
+cp -p a a2 || fail=1
+set _ $(ls -l a); shift; p1=$1
+set _ $(ls -l a2); shift; p2=$1
+test $p1 = $p2 || fail=1
+
+cp -p b b2 || fail=1
+set _ $(ls -l b); shift; p1=$1
+set _ $(ls -l b2); shift; p2=$1
+test $p1 = $p2 || fail=1
+
+setuidgid $NON_ROOT_USERNAME env PATH="$PATH" cp -p c c2 || fail=1
+set _ $(ls -l c); shift; p1=$1
+set _ $(ls -l c2); shift; p2=$1
+test $p1 = $p2 && fail=1
+
+Exit $fail