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Date:      Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:07:35 +0000
From:      Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Wrong group on touch
Message-ID:  <20030220170734.GB77633@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030220151440.GB3285@submonkey.net>
References:  <200302201437.h1KEbAa1000536@himinbjorg.ttsg.com> <20030220150128.GC40831@devil.stderror.at> <20030220151118.GA77633@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org> <20030220151440.GB3285@submonkey.net>

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On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 03:14:40PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> > Really?  I thought setting the sgid bit on a directory caused this
> > behaviour...
> 
> On Solaris, yes.
> 
> On BSD, no.
> New files take on the same group ownership as the directory they are in.

Thanks, Ceri, I wasn't aware of that.  Live and learn  ;-)

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