Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cpio
cpio 2.10 has a nasty bug. The ownership of directories is not set correctly in some cases in copy-in or copy-pass mode when executed as root. The problem has been fixed with cpio 2.11 (see the cpio HP) but 10.04 is still shipped with the broken version. The bug is really critical, because it will mess up things when you use cpio to move a Linux installation from one partition to an other. If you do something like this: find . -depth -print0 |cpio -pdm --null /path/to/new/location you will end up with a broken system because many directories get the wrong ownership. That's exactly what happened to me. If you want to see the bug here is a test file: http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/cpio-problem-ownership-beim-auspacken- falsch/#post-2445119 ** Affects: cpio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/695299 Title: wrong ownership in copy-in mode -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs