Bug 73893 - (mozilla) unowned directories + umask of 077 causes badness
Summary: (mozilla) unowned directories + umask of 077 causes badness
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: mozilla
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
: ---
Assignee: Christopher Aillon
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 155887 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks: FC4Target
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-09-12 23:34 UTC by Enrico Scholz
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-10-30 20:06:52 UTC
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Description Enrico Scholz 2002-09-12 23:34:07 UTC
Description of Problem:

Because the mozilla-packages are containing LOTZ of unowned directories,
these directories will be created with the current umask. When having
restrictive administrator settings (umask 077), mozilla will not work.

Another problem occurs when removing packages. Then a lot of orphaned
directories are remaining.

| $ rpm -qf /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/ /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/regExport 
| file /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1 is not owned by any package
| mozilla-1.0.1-24


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

mozilla-1.0.1-24


How Reproducible:

100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. umask 077
2. make sure that mozilla is uninstalled completely (rm -rf
   /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1)
3. rpm -U mozilla-1.0.1-24.i386.rpm
4. ls -l /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1
5. start mozilla as user
6. rpm -e mozilla

Actual Results:

| drwx------    2 root     root         4096 Sep 13 01:16 /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1

at 4; mozilla can not find files at 5 and /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1 still
exists after 6.


Additional Information:

The following directories are affected:

   * mozilla-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/defaults/autoconfig
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/res/dtd
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/res/fonts

   * mozilla-chat-1.0.1-24
   	  o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1

   * mozilla-devel-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/absyncsvc
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/accessibility
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/addrbook
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/appcomps
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/appshell
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/autoconfig
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/browser
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/caps
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/chardet
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/chrome
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/commandhandler
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/composer
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/content
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/cookie
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/dbm
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/docshell
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/dom
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/downloadmanager
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/editor
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/embed_base
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/embedcomponents
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/expat
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/exthandler
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/filepicker
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/find
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/gfx
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/gfx2
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/gtkembedmoz
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/gtkxtbin
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/helperAppDlg
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/htmlparser
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/imglib2
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/impComm4xMail
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/import
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/inspector
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/intl
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/jar
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/java
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/jpeg
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/js
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/jsconsole
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/jsdebug
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/jsurl
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/layout
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ldap
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/libreg
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/locale
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/lwbrk
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mailnews
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mime
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mimeemitter
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mimetype
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mng
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mork
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mozldap
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mozxfer
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/mpfilelocprovider
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgbase
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgbaseutil
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgcompose
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgdb
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgimap
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msglocal
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgmdn
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgnews
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/msgsmime
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/necko
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/necko2
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nkcache
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/oji
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/pipboot
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/pipnss
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/pippki
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/plugin
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/png
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/pref
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/prefmigr
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/profile
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/progressDlg
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/rdf
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/rdfutil
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/regviewer
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/shistory
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/sidebar
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/string
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/transformiix
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/txmgr
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/txtsvc
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/uconv
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvcn
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvibm
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvja
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvko
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvlatin
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvmath
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvtw
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/ucvtw2
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/unicharutil
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/uriloader
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/util
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/view
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/wallet
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/walletviewers
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/webbrowserpersist
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/webbrwsr
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/webshell
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/widget
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/windowwatcher
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xml-rpc
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xmlextras
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xpcom
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xpconnect
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xpinstall
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xpnet
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xremoteservice
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xul
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xuldoc
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/xultmpl
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/zlib
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/share/idl/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/share/idl

   * mozilla-dom-inspector-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/res/inspector

   * mozilla-js-debugger-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1

   * mozilla-mail-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/share/applications

   * mozilla-nspr-devel-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nspr
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nspr/md
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nspr/obsolete
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nspr/private
         o /usr/lib/pkgconfig

   * mozilla-nss-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1

   * mozilla-nss-devel-1.0.1-24
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1
         o /usr/include/mozilla-1.0.1/nss

   * mozilla-psm-1.0.1-24
	 o /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1

Comment 1 Warren Togami 2005-04-25 07:49:41 UTC
Is this still an issue?

Comment 2 Kent Baxley 2005-05-03 18:48:21 UTC
I think this is a problem with the latest mozilla mozilla-1.7.7-1.1.3.4
in RHEL 3.  I have an Issue Tracker opened on it now:  72095

Comment 3 Warren Togami 2005-05-12 08:39:58 UTC
*** Bug 155887 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Christopher Blizzard 2005-05-27 23:34:21 UTC
Will be fixed in mozilla version 1.7.8-1.1.3.2.

Comment 6 Christopher Aillon 2006-10-30 20:06:52 UTC
Resolving per comment 4.


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