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update-manager package

Update manager hangs - How do I become setuid root

Asked by Nolan on 2012-01-25

two problems - Update manager keeps hanging.

In order to make changes to the system it seems I have to be setuid root. How can I do this.

I am running Ubuntu 11.10

nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:~$ cd /
nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:/$ sudo chmod 6 /
sudo: must be setuid root
nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:/$ sudo apt-get clean
sudo: must be setuid root
nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:/$ sudo chown nolan
sudo: must be setuid root
nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:/$ sudo adduser setuid
sudo: must be setuid root
nolan@nolan-OptiPlex-GX520:/$

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu update-manager Edit question

Assignee:: No assignee Edit question

Solved by:: primefalcon

Solved:: 2012-01-28

Last query:: 2012-01-28

Last reply:: 2012-01-26

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2012-01-25:

Why are you chmodding / !? You can really screw your system up if you start messing around like that. My system works and I have never had to run any sort of nonsense like that so whoever told you it is a good idea is WRONG

can you give the output of:

groups; lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

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