[buug] User/Group turbulence

[Bill Honeycutt]

Hi,

I've once again managed to be creative :0)

I've somehow corrupted /etc/group file on a lowly fileserver such that 
I'm getting the wrong user:group on newly created files.

Example:

Compiling mysql, I untar the source from a bash shell as root.  I expect 
to see all the files owned by

	root:root

...but instead see

	tom:dick

How did I get into this "Harry" situation?

Can it be fixed?