cp: Try to change gid only if changing uid+gid fails#8385
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For example, if a file with ownership `root:wheel` is copied with `-p`, we expect the copy to have ownership `$USER:wheel` (assuming `$USER` is part of `wheel` group) It's not possible to add a unit test for this, as it requires a file with non-$USER ownership, which can only be created by root (or another user).
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Fixes #8383, and would fix
tests/cp/preserve-gidif we didn't hit #8382 (I added+rxpermission to my home directory to work around the issue).For example, if a file with ownership
root:wheelis copied with-p, we expect the copy to have ownership$USER:wheel(assuming
$USERis part ofwheelgroup)It's not possible to add a unit test for this, as it requires a
file with non-$USER ownership, which can only be created by root
(or another user).