Bug 178427

Summary:	rpm appears to lack means to restore incorrect filemodes
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Peter Allan <lists>
Component:	rpm	Assignee:	Paul Nasrat <nobody+pnasrat>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	4	CC:	nalin
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OS:	Linux
URL:	http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=434022
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Description Peter Allan 2006-01-20 14:58:50 UTC

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Description of problem:
I propose a new /usr/bin/rpmfixmodes that will return all or a selection of files (chosen by filename or package) to the values in the RPM DB thus returning to conformity with rpmverify.

I have a quick draft script at
http://www.notatla.org.uk/SOFTWARE/linux_filemode_recovery.txt
but withot the file selection logic.

A dry run reporting planned actions would also be desirable.

If there is interest in including such a tool I'm happy do develop it (in Perl) and contribute it under GPL.


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. chmod -R 777 /
2. echo Oh Bother
3.
  

Actual Results:  filemodes are now wrong

Expected Results:  as expected - you asked for it; you got it

Additional info:

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2006-01-20 18:35:20 UTC

How does this differ from RPM's "--setperms" and/or "--setugids" options?

Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2006-01-20 19:25:40 UTC

Doesn't differ at all.