coreutils-9.4.170-7b206 chown/preserve-root test failure

[Bruno Haible]

The chown/preserve-root test fails on macOS 12.5.

test-suite.log from macOS 12.5:


FAIL: tests/chown/preserve-root
===============================

++ initial_cwd_=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build
+++ testdir_prefix_
+++ printf gt
++ pfx_=gt
+++ mktempd_ /Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build 
gt-preserve-root.sh.XXXX
+++ case $# in
+++ destdir_=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build
+++ template_=gt-preserve-root.sh.XXXX
+++ MAX_TRIES_=4
+++ case $destdir_ in
+++ destdir_slash_=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/
+++ case $template_ in
++++ unset TMPDIR
+++ 
d=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
+++ case $d in
+++ :
+++ test -d 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
++++ ls -dgo 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
+++ perms='drwx------ 2 64 Mar 24 06:21 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI'
+++ case $perms in
+++ :
+++ echo 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
+++ return
++ 
test_dir_=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
++ cd 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
++ case $srcdir in
++ srcdir=../..
++ builddir=..
++ export srcdir builddir
++ gl_init_sh_nl_='
'
++ IFS='        
'
++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15
+++ expr 1 + 128
++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 129'\'' 1'
+++ trap 'Exit 129' 1
++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15
+++ expr 2 + 128
++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 130'\'' 2'
+++ trap 'Exit 130' 2
++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15
+++ expr 3 + 128
++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 131'\'' 3'
+++ trap 'Exit 131' 3
++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15
+++ expr 13 + 128
++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 141'\'' 13'
+++ trap 'Exit 141' 13
++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15
+++ expr 15 + 128
++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 143'\'' 15'
+++ trap 'Exit 143' 15
++ saved_IFS='  
'
++ IFS=:
++ new_PATH=
++ sep_=
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src/.
++ new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /Users/haible/bin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /usr/local/bin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /usr/bin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /bin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /usr/sbin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin
++ sep_=:
++ for dir in '$PATH'
++ case "$dir" in
++ test -d /sbin/.
++ 
new_PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
++ sep_=:
++ IFS='        
'
++ 
PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
++ export PATH
++ trap remove_tmp_ EXIT
+ path_prepend_ ./src
+ test 1 '!=' 0
+ path_dir_=./src
+ case $path_dir_ in
+ abs_path_dir_=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/./src
+ case $abs_path_dir_ in
+ 
PATH=/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/./src:/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/src:/Users/haible/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
+ create_exe_shims_ /Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/./src
+ case $EXEEXT in
+ return 0
+ shift
+ test 0 '!=' 0
+ export PATH
+ print_ver_ chown
+ require_built_ chown
+ skip_=no
+ for i in '"$@"'
+ case " $built_programs " in
+ test no = yes
+ test yes = yes
+ local i
+ for i in '$*'
+ env chown --version
chown (GNU coreutils) 9.4.170-7b206
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
+ skip_if_root_
+ uid_is_privileged_
++ id -u
+ my_uid=61264
+ case $my_uid in
+ return 1
+ mkdir d
+ ln -s / d/slink-to-root
+ chown -R --preserve-root 0 /
+ chgrp -R --preserve-root 0 /
+ chmod -R --preserve-root u+r /
+ echo '==== test -RHh'
++ id -u
+ chown -RHh --preserve-root 61264 d
++ id -g
+ chgrp -RHh --preserve-root 4294967295 d
+ fail=1
+ echo '==== test -RLh'
++ id -u
+ chown -RLh --preserve-root 61264 d
++ id -g
+ chgrp -RLh --preserve-root 4294967295 d
+ cat
+ compare exp out
+ compare_dev_null_ exp out
+ test 2 = 2
+ test xexp = x/dev/null
+ test xout = x/dev/null
+ return 2
+ case $? in
+ compare_ exp out
+ LC_ALL=C
+ diff -u exp out
--- exp 2024-03-24 06:21:56.000000000 -0500
+++ out 2024-03-24 06:21:56.000000000 -0500
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 chmod: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/'
 chmod: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
 ==== test -RHh
+chgrp: invalid group: '4294967295'
 ==== test -RLh
 chown: it is dangerous to operate recursively on 'd/slink-to-root' (same as 
'/')
 chown: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
-chgrp: it is dangerous to operate recursively on 'd/slink-to-root' (same as 
'/')
-chgrp: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
+chgrp: invalid group: '4294967295'
+ fail=1
+ Exit 1
+ set +e
+ exit 1
+ exit 1
+ remove_tmp_
+ __st=1
+ cleanup_
+ :
+ test '' = yes
+ cd /Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build
+ chmod -R u+rwx 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
+ rm -rf 
/Users/haible/STORAGE/coreutils-9.4.170-7b206/build/gt-preserve-root.sh.FMEI
+ exit 1
FAIL tests/chown/preserve-root.sh (exit status: 1)