Bug 103023

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Description of problem:
The nut-client-1.2.0-6 package installs all configuration files in
/etc/ups with uid/gid 'root.root' and '-rw-------' permissions. With these
permissions the nut package components running under 'nut' uid can't read files
/etc/ups/ups.conf and /etc/ups/upssched.conf.
/etc/ups/ups.conf needs for UPS driver if the preferable configuration
method (the '-a' option) is used. Because the "old" method (full
parameter specification in the command line) is currently used by RedHat 9
installation, wrong permissions for /etc/ups/ups.conf are not essential. But it
is impossible to set up the "early shutdown" (on timer, not on "low battery"
signal) without access to /etc/ups/upssched.conf.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
nut-client-1.2.0-6

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install nut and nut-client
2. Try to setup early shutdown as it is described in
/usr/share/doc/nut-1.2.0/docs/upssched.txt or/and configure
you UPS driver with '-a' flag and the corresponding section in /etc/ups/ups.conf
3. service ups start



Actual Results:  There are error messages in the system log, scheduled shutdown
does not work, UPS driver does not started (if '-a' flag used)


Expected Results:  Normal working

Additional info:

The discussed files don't contain private information like passwords
and IMHO making it world-readable does not break the system security.
Sorry, I don't provide exact copy of error messages (I don't want to
break my system again), but they are simple and not ambiguous.