Public bug reported: gsmartcontrol requires root access to run, which is okay, but since it is typically run by a user any directory created and any results saved therein after running a test should not be owned by root, but by the user.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gsmartcontrol 0.8.7-1.1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-101.102~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-101-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 29 13:28:50 2020 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gsmartcontrol InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-30 (516 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) SourcePackage: gsmartcontrol UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gsmartcontrol (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881230 Title: gsmartcontrol should not save test results as root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gsmartcontrol/+bug/1881230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs