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Re: [PATCH] copy: fix SELinux context preservation for existing director
From: |
Pádraig Brady |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] copy: fix SELinux context preservation for existing directories |
Date: |
Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:48:06 +0000 |
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On 01/09/2014 01:43 AM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On 01/05/2014 04:00 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> src/copy.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
>
> ...
>
>> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
>> index 66884db..0d81f45 100644
>> --- a/NEWS
>> +++ b/NEWS
>> @@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*-
>> outline -*-
>>
>> * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
>>
>> +** Bug fixes
>> +
>> + cp -a again sets the correct SELinux context for existing directories in
>> + the destination. Previously it set the context of an existing directory
>> + to that of its last copied descendent.
>> + [bug introduced in coreutils-8.22]
>
> As the fix is in copy.c - doesn't this also affect mv (and maybe install)?
Good point thanks. Yes it would affect `mv` and `install --preserve-context`.
I'll update the NEWS.
thanks,
Pádraig.