pjman's explanation notwithstanding, this is a bug and a particularly annoying
one at that.
Not fixing this for years reflects poorly on Ubuntu and Gnome.
Here is just one way the bug can be reproduced:
gksudo nautilus
copy a directory (owner is "someone", group is "someone") from one partition t
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid => Confirmed
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gksudo nautilus won't set ownership/permissions on files below
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/165113
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