* net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-insert-file-contents): For root,

preserve owner and group when editing files.  (Bug#7289)

Please contact me, if you have problems syncing with the trunk.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index 426785dd9a4..50fbaed01e0 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -5008,7 +5008,11 @@ coding system might not be determined.  This function repairs it."
             (setq buffer-file-name filename)
             (setq buffer-read-only (not (file-writable-p filename)))
             (set-visited-file-modtime)
-            (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
+            (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
+            ;; For root, preserve owner and group when editing files.
+            (when (string-equal (file-remote-p filename 'user) "root")
+              (set (make-local-variable 'backup-by-copying-when-mismatch) t)
+              (put 'backup-by-copying-when-mismatch 'permanent-local t)))
           (when (and (stringp local-copy)
                      (or remote-copy (null tramp-temp-buffer-file-name)))
             (delete-file local-copy))