Linux shutil.move between mountpoints as root does not retain ownership
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Description
| BPO | 27687 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @giampaolo, @bitdancer, @ztane |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-04.20:44:42.234>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Linux shutil.move between mountpoints as root does not retain ownership'
updated_at = <Date 2018-06-12.10:30:13.367>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/jortbloem'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-06-12.10:30:13.367>
actor = 'giampaolo.rodola'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-08-04.20:44:42.234>
creator = 'jort.bloem'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27687
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['272001', '272166', '272306']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['giampaolo.rodola', 'r.david.murray', 'ztane', 'jort.bloem']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27687'
versions = ['Python 3.6']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the shutil.move entry point and reproducing a root-owned move between Linux mountpoints. Trace the cross-mountpoint behavior and verify that the moved item retains its ownership; the issue provides no test file or implementation path, so a focused regression test would need to be located or added.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100