Software center creates private-ppa files under /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ with wrong permissions
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| software-center (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
On up-to-date Precise, using the "Reinstall previous purchases..." option in Software Centre causes files with wrong permissions to be added to /etc/apt/
$ ls -l /etc/apt/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 142 Jan 29 15:04 /etc/apt/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 148 Jan 29 15:04 /etc/apt/
-rw-r----- 1 root root 150 Jan 29 15:04 /etc/apt/
where I've fixed the permissions for the first two entries, and the last one is Software Centre's own.
This causes crashes in aptdaemon, in apt-get, in command-not-found, and possibly others. Running 'chmod o+r' on the relevant files fixes these problems.
| Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| pablomme (pablomme) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
| Gary Lasker (gary-lasker) wrote | #3 |
Hi pablomme, and thank you for your report. Could you please provide more detail about the issues that you are seeing with aptdaemon, apt-get, etc.? I am not seeing such problems on my system.
Many thanks for your help!