IN mandrake 9.0:
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll *77
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
[root@qqs alternatives]# chmod g-w *77
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll *77
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
[root@qqs alternatives]# mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: chmod won't
[root@qqs alternatives]# chmod 755 f77
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll *77
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
[root@qqs alternatives]# chmod g-w f77
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll *77
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
[root@qqs alternatives]# chmod o-w f77
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll *77
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> /usr/bin/g77-3.2*
[root@qqs alternatives]# ll -d .
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 21 15:48 ./
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