Make sure we don't `chown root`, it will fail. --- plugins-root/Makefile.in.orig 2020-02-20 19:15:04 UTC +++ plugins-root/Makefile.in @@ -1372,8 +1372,6 @@ INSTALL_SUID = \ p=$$f; \ echo " $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \ $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \ - echo " chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \ - chown root $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \ echo " chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p"; \ chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/$$p; \ done @@ -1814,10 +1812,7 @@ install-exec-local: $(noinst_PROGRAMS) @TMPFILE=$(DESTDIR)$(libexecdir)/.setuid-$$$$; \ rm -f $$TMPFILE; \ echo > $$TMPFILE; \ - can_create_suid_root_executable=no; \ - chown root $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \ - && chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \ - && can_create_suid_root_executable=yes; \ + can_create_suid_root_executable=yes; \ rm -f $$TMPFILE; \ if test $$can_create_suid_root_executable = yes; then \ $(INSTALL_SUID); \