Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:59:52 +1000 (EST) From: andrew@ugh.net.au To: Randall Hopper <aa8vb@nc.rr.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cp fails to do utimes() (??) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006011553240.24824-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au> In-Reply-To: <20000531160040.A1299@nc.rr.com>
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On Wed, 31 May 2000, Randall Hopper wrote: > I can write the file as either user, but in the non-root case the resulting > file modification time is wrong. You can only use utimes if you are root or you own or have write permission on the file. You aren't root so do you own or have write permisison to the new file? FAT doesn't support ownership so what does the owner default to - it may not be you? What permisions are on the file when utimes is called? I may be way off... Andrew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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