On Tue, 9 Dec 1997 21:50:11 -0600 (CST) 
 windsor@warthog.com wrote:

 > >Synopsis:       chown(2) removes SUID/SGID bits


>From chown(2):

     chown(), lchown() and fchown() clear the set-user-id and set-group-id
     bits on the file to prevent accidental or mischievous creation of set-us-
     er-id and set-group-id programs.

This is a feature, not a bug.

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