python-dev

[Prev] Thread [Next]  |  [Prev] Date [Next]

Re: [Python-Dev] Ext4 data loss Antoine Pitrou Wed Mar 11 05:00:50 2009 

Oleg Broytmann <phd <at> phd.pp.ru> writes:
> 
>    Only root can change file ownership - and yes, there are scripts that
> run with root privileges, so why not copy?

Because the new function would then be useless for non-root scripts, and
encouraging people to run their scripts as root would be rather bad.


_______________________________________________
Python-Dev mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev
Unsubscribe: 
http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/alexiscircle%40gmail.com