[ mailman-Bugs-855096 ] bin/check_perms is wrong for *BSD

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Bugs item #855096, was opened at 2003-12-05 17:00
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Category: configuring/installing
Group: 2.1 (stable)
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Eric Schnoebelen (schnoebe)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: bin/check_perms is wrong for *BSD

Initial Comment:
bin/check_perms _assumes_ that you're running on an OS
that requires the setgid bit on directories to have the
directory ownership   information propagate to files
created in that directory.

This is wrong for BSD derived operating systems.

bin/check_perms should be modified to understand this,
rather than operating on false assumptions.

I've attached a patch that solves the problem.  Forgive
the style (if any) as this is the first time I've
wacked on Python.

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