Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> OK. But does it try to chown the new file? This still seems to be a
> function for the O/S, and the permissions on the directory. It seems
> to me that an app shouldn't be concerned with file ownership when
> creating a file.

Yes and no.  Yes it runs chown() but it's not trying to change the
OWNER, only the GROUP.  This should be perfectly safe, and it's
something that other apps do too.

-derek
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