Intent-Code Divergence
Medium
- Confidence
- 91% confidence
- Finding
- The documentation states that `chown -R` follows symlinks outside the target, which is generally inaccurate for typical GNU/Linux `chown` defaults and can mislead operators about how ownership changes behave. In a hardening/debugging skill, incorrect filesystem-safety guidance can cause admins to choose the wrong mitigation or avoid valid commands during incident response.
