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-rw-r--r--nptl/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h6
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nptl/ChangeLog b/nptl/ChangeLog
index e22f3870a9..c2a13543fb 100644
--- a/nptl/ChangeLog
+++ b/nptl/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-03-07  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	[BZ #5778]
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h: Change
+	_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED value to zero.
+
 2008-01-31  Roland McGrath  <roland@redhat.com>
 
 	* Makefile (omit-deps): Variable removed.
diff --git a/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h b/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h
index dd0798a073..06d35ceb16 100644
--- a/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h
+++ b/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/posix_opt.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Define POSIX options for Linux.
-   Copyright (C) 1996-2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1996-2004, 2006, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 /* Setting of memory protections is supported.  */
 #define	_POSIX_MEMORY_PROTECTION	200112L
 
-/* Only root can change owner of file.  */
-#define	_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED	1
+/* Some filesystems allow all users to change file ownership.  */
+#define	_POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED	0
 
 /* `c_cc' member of 'struct termios' structure can be disabled by
    using the value _POSIX_VDISABLE.  */