[issue17180] shutil copy* unsafe on POSIX - they preserve setuid/setgit bits

[Christian Heimes]

Christian Heimes added the comment:

Sorry for the extra noise. I got into a comment conflict with Hynek.

Hynek,
I don't think it's going to break lots of apps. setuid/setgid programs are rare these days. Most operating system ignore sticky bits on files, too.

It may break system scripts that copy entire Unix systems with a recursive copytree(), though ...

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nosy: +benjamin.peterson, georg.brandl, larry
priority: high -> release blocker
stage: needs patch -> patch review

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