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| -rw-r--r-- | library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs b/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs index caf6980afd9..f063fa06cc9 100644 --- a/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs +++ b/library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs @@ -985,6 +985,10 @@ impl DirBuilderExt for fs::DirBuilder { /// Changing the owner typically requires privileges, such as root or a specific capability. /// Changing the group typically requires either being the owner and a member of the group, or /// having privileges. +/// +/// Be aware that changing owner clears the `suid` and `sgid` permission bits in most cases +/// according to POSIX, usually even if the user is root. The sgid is not cleared when +/// the file is non-group-executable. /// /// If called on a symbolic link, this will change the owner and group of the link target. To /// change the owner and group of the link itself, see [`lchown`]. |