> On Tuesday 25 January 2005 21:19, Julie Sloan wrote:
> > suddenly I have a padlock icon on my /root directory. The
> > contents of the directory are as follows:
> >
> > # ls -a
> > ./ .cshrc .gnome/ .qt/
> > .xauthNME5mc ../ drakx/ .gnome2/
> > .rnd .xauthoAxEUc .bash_history .fonts.cache-1
> > .gnome2_private/ .rpmdrake .Xdefaults .bash_logout .gconf/
> > .gstreamer/ .tcshrc .bash_profile .gconfd/
> > .ICEauthority tmp/
> > .bashrc .gimp-1.2/ .kde/ .vimrc
>
> Your /root directory is where the "user" root has his things like
> configurartions etc...Under no circumstances should you use this
> directory for running applications like mail, browsers or
> anything else for that matter. That's why the Mandrake security
> system called msec normally puts a padlock on this, so other
> users, including your normal self "user Julie" doesn't have
> access.
>
> Now, your /root has the permissions 700. That means that "root"
> can read, write and execute things here, others can not. That's
> the way it should be. To verify this, from the / directory, type
> "ll" (that'll be the letters) and your /root directory should be
> : drwx------ 21 root root 1032 Jan 24 22:06 root/
> or something similar corresponding to the octal value of 700.
> Don't change it.
>
> > What may have caused this is I tried to remove my Mozilla
> > program to install a newer version. However, I ended up with a
> > /.mozilla/ directory in / also with a padlock on the
> > icon.
>
> How did you install Mozilla in the first place ? - If you just
> (as root) typed "urpmi mozilla", you'll have 1.6. To uninstall
> it, just (as root) type "urpme mozilla".
>
> If, on the other hand, you installed it with the install script
> from Mozilla.org, it probably ended up in a directory of its own,
> namely /usr/mozilla or /usr/local/mozilla. To remove it, just
> delete the whole mozilla directory.
>
> > I've looked in the MCC/security (I'm on Mandrake 10.0,
> > running the KDE desktop environment) and find the permissions
> > on the locked /root are 700 and I can't change them; my
> > security level is (was) set at 2 with all defaults.
>
> A msec set at level 2 would certainly keep me sleepness all
> night. Are you a daring, young lady who likes parachuting, cliff
> hanging, travelling alone in Iraq and leaving your house unlocked
> with the safe wide open ?
>
> > Am I imagining things, or is this padlock a new thing? If it's
> > new, how do I fix it?
>
> No, this padlock has been there for ages, luckily. Don't "fix"
> it. Be happy.
>
> > Mozilla won't let itself be uninstalled either - - I urpmi'd
> > Mozilla and got the old 1.6 browser instead of the new 1.7.5
> > which is why I'm making this new mess today. I'll just complete
> > the mess by instlling the new one despite the old one still in
> > residence (which mozilla.org says not to do) - - I can always
> > start again from scratch <sigh>
>
> See above. If you want the 1.7.3 version go to Charles' site :
> http://www.eslrahc.com/
> and download it to some directory. Then, change into that
> directory, become root and type "urpmi moz" and hit tab, then
> enter. - Or you could add Charles' site as a source, but that's
> another beast.
In order to let others correct me, I re-posted this. Too late I
discovered that Julie has her "reply to" field set, so answers go
to her and not to the list.
Kaj Haulrich.
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