Chmod preserve root #10033
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Chmod preserve root #10033
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* chmod: Fix --preserve-root not being bypassed by path that resolves to root * chmod: Regression tests for --preserve-root not being bypassed by path that resolves to root
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Previously the --preserve-root flag could be bypassed because it was only compared to "/" so anyhting that resolved to root but wasn't literally "/" would not be caught.
Also added regression test.
Fixes: #10018