Here is what I got.
root@debian:/var# /bin/ls -ld */
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 28 15:46 backups/
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Apr 12 20:20 cache/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 28 20:59 cores/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 13 2020 games/
drwxr-xr-x 62 root root 4096 Apr 12 20:20 lib/
drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Sep 19 2020 local/
drwxrwxrwt 3 root root 100 Apr 28 21:13 lock/
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Apr 28 21:36 log/
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Nov 12 2020 lost+found/
drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 Nov 12 2020 mail/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 12 2020 opt/
drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 760 Apr 28 22:31 run/
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Apr 27 22:58 snap/
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Nov 12 2020 spool/
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Apr 28 22:32 tmp/
root@debian:/var#
On 4/28/23 10:17 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:05:01PM -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
Yes my figures are very similar to yours. But even after a reboot I still
cannot burn a back up disk.
Do not look at the NUMBERS.
OWNER.
GROUP.
PERMISSIONS.
The numbers mean nothing.
On 4/28/23 9:04 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
Make sure you get the ownership and permissions correct.
unicorn:/var$ /bin/ls -ld */
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 22 06:25 backups/
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Jul 31 2022 cache/
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 3 2018 games/
drwxr-xr-x 50 root root 4096 Jul 31 2022 lib/
drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Nov 19 2017 local/
See that? Group write. Set-group-id. Group staff. Probably not a big
deal, because who the hell uses /var/local for anything, but there is
no excuse for not checking the OWNER, GROUP and PERMISSIONS.
drwxrwxrwt 3 root root 80 Mar 25 16:03 lock/
Group and world write. Sticky bit.
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 Apr 24 08:12 log/
drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4096 Oct 28 2021 mail/
Group write, setgid.
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 11 2018 opt/
drwxr-xr-x 10 root qmail 4096 Jan 12 2018 qmail/
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 760 Mar 27 15:39 run/
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jan 29 2021 spool/
drwxrwxrwt 6 root root 4096 Apr 28 21:02 tmp/
Group and world write. Sticky bit.
THIS is what matters.
