I don't know if this is a bug or design, because the button says Apply Permissions not Apply ownership, though I absolutely would find it more useful if by pressing this button both ownership and permissions would be transfered to the enclosed files.
Confirmed and annoying in Nemo 2.4.5 too!
I don't know if this is a bug or design, because the button says Apply Permissions not Apply ownership, though I absolutely would find it more useful if by pressing this button both ownership and permissions would be transfered to the enclosed files.