Index: monitoring-plugins-2.4.0/plugins-root/Makefile.am
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--- monitoring-plugins-2.4.0.orig/plugins-root/Makefile.am
+++ monitoring-plugins-2.4.0/plugins-root/Makefile.am
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ 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)/$$p; \
 	done
@@ -65,8 +63,7 @@ install-exec-local: $(noinst_PROGRAMS)
 	## See if we can create a setuid root executable in $(libexecdir).
 	## If not, then don't even try to install setuid plugins.
 	can_create_suid_root_executable=no; \
-	chown root $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
-	  && chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+	  chmod $(setuid_root_mode) $$TMPFILE > /dev/null 2>&1 \
 	  && can_create_suid_root_executable=yes; \
 	rm -f $$TMPFILE; \
 	if test $$can_create_suid_root_executable = yes; then \