From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 12:08:24 +0000 (+0000)
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 54248a23c0..4f4b7de0ff 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  chgrp and chown no longer affect symbolic links by default.
+  Now, they operate on whatever a symbolic points to, instead.
+  To get the old behavior, use --no-dereference (-h).
+
   rm no longer required read access to the current directory.
 
   For some types of errors (e.g., read-only file system, I/O error)