all non-root tests have successfully now, but one of the root-tests failed:
======================================================= GNU coreutils 7.4.127-d2510: tests/test-suite.log ======================================================= 1 of 1 test failed. .. contents:: :depth: 2 FAIL: cp/preserve-gid (exit: 1) =============================== ./cp/preserve-gid: setuidgid -g 1000,1001 1000 cp -p c1 b: 1000 1001 != 1000 1000 I think I boiled it down to: ../src/setuidgid -g 1000,1001 1000 ../src/cp -p c1 b ../src/setuidgid: failed to run command `../src/cp': Permission denied and execve("../src/cp", 0xFFBFFC64, 0xFFBFFC78) Err#13 EACCES [file_dac_search] I built coreutils somewhere in a normal HOME directory (/vol1/home1/ecs2/depot/coreutils-7.4.127-d2510/) while $HOME is protected with 0750. Thus, uid 1000 doesn't have execute permissions for /vol1/home1/ecs2/depot/coreutils-7.4.127-d2510/src/cp. Bummer!