On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 06:14:06PM -0400, Chris wrote: > In the entire /usr/lib/ directory, libcrypto was the only library with > the mode of 600. In the /dev/ directory, apm was the only file with the > mode 600. So, it is strange. I certainly didn't single these files out > and change perms on them. But, it is possible that I might have done > something different than most... maybe it is that I ran KDE as root > before I ran it as my user... I don't know. But even if I screwed up > (which I don't see how, but I know I'm not perfect), I thought I should > post the solution for the benefit of the community. > > I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I meant no offense.
You did not upset anyone, at least not me. I'm trying to give you proper focus here. I don't know what happened on your system, but those issues with files not having the right permission would worry me. A lot! Nobody else is having those issues. This means something bad is happening to your disk, somewhere. Maybe some corrupted memory while writing to it ? or some really strange bug that affects one file in a thousand ? I wouldn't feel safe with such a system. If I were you, I would probably have a real good look at software such as aide and start using it. I would check all permissions very closely, and the integrity of your filesystem. I'm not kidding. Unless you find a big problem in your process.
