scp as user -> user ends up as root ?

[Marc G. Fournier]

Is the following a known "bug", fixed in newer releases, or something new?

Thanks ...


>From sysA:

hermes:/tmp> scp LOG sais at iceberg:/tmp/LOG.test
LOG                  100% |*****************************|   138
00:00 ETA
hermes:/tmp> id
uid=113(edenauto) gid=680(edndev)
hermes:/tmp> 


To sysB:

iceberg:/tmp> ls -lt LOG*
-rw-r--r--   1 root     centre        138 Mar 20 11:11 LOG.test
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other         138 Mar 20 01:30 LOG
iceberg:/tmp> 

hermes:/tmp> ssh -v
SSH Version OpenSSH-1.2.1, protocol version 1.5.
Compiled with SSL.


Marc G. Fournier                                 marc.fournier at acadiau.ca
Senior Systems Administrator                            Acadia University

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