bash does not recognize filenames with spaces unless root/su

[Oleg Goldshmidt]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_GNU_SOURCE 
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2 
-march=i386 -mcpu=i686
uname output: Linux erwin 2.2.16-22 #1 Tue Aug 22 16:49:06 EDT 2000 i686 unknown
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.04
Patch Level: 11
Release Status: release

Description:
        [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]

On an i686 running Red Hat Linux 7.0 bash cannot recognize
filenames or directories that have spaces, unless I am root/su.
This does not happen in ksh, zsh, or tcsh, so it looks like a bug 
in bash.

Repeat-By:
        [Describe the sequence of events that causes the problem
        to occur.]

$ mkdir "Foo Bar"
$ cd Foo\ Bar/
bash: cd: Foo: No such file or directory
$ su        
Password: 
# cd Foo\ Bar/
/home/oleg/tmp/Foo Bar

Fix:
        [Description of how to fix the problem.  If you don't know a
        fix for the problem, don't include this section.]