I think this bug should be fixed in squeeze because it has a simple fix and also because otherwise users of squeeze when it becomes stable will suffer from it at every base-files upgrade (i.e. at every point release).
OTOH, if this fix is not allowed in squeeze please say so and I will undo it for the final release, i.e. the one saying 6.0 in /etc/issue et al, which will be the next one after this. The complete diff is below. Thanks. diff -ru base-files-5.9//debian/changelog base-files-5.10//debian/changelog --- base-files-5.9//debian/changelog 2010-08-06 19:42:25.000000000 +0200 +++ base-files-5.10//debian/changelog 2010-11-13 13:11:04.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +base-files (5.10) unstable; urgency=medium + + * Changed postinst to not reset /var/run/utmp permissions on every upgrade. + It is definitely not base-files business to change the permissions of + an already existing /var/run/utmp, as the system admin might have + changed them on purpose after the file was created. Closes: #601746. + + -- Santiago Vila <[email protected]> Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:01:12 +0100 + base-files (5.9) unstable; urgency=medium * Changed /etc/profile so that it defines PATH again. Closes: #571086. diff -ru base-files-5.9//debian/postinst.in base-files-5.10//debian/postinst.in --- base-files-5.9//debian/postinst.in 2010-04-01 17:55:37.000000000 +0200 +++ base-files-5.10//debian/postinst.in 2010-11-13 13:08:07.000000000 +0100 @@ -69,14 +69,13 @@ chown root:utmp /var/log/wtmp /var/log/btmp /var/log/lastlog chmod 664 /var/log/wtmp /var/log/lastlog chmod 660 /var/log/btmp + if [ ! -f /var/run/utmp ]; then + echo -n>/var/run/utmp + fi + chown root:utmp /var/run/utmp + chmod 664 /var/run/utmp fi -if [ ! -f /var/run/utmp ]; then - echo -n>/var/run/utmp -fi -chown root:utmp /var/run/utmp -chmod 664 /var/run/utmp - if [ ! -d /var/lib/dpkg ]; then mkdir -m 755 -p /var/lib/dpkg chown root:root /var/lib/dpkg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
