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From: andrew@ugh.net.au
To: Randall Hopper <aa8vb@nc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: cp fails to do utimes() (??)
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 andrew@ugh.net.au wrote:

>  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

Oops...thats only if you are trying to set access and modification times
and I would guess cp isn't so ignore me.

Andrew



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