Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-12-10 Thread Brian Murray
On Sat, Dec 08, 2018 at 07:38:38PM -, Christophe R. Patraldo wrote: > This still isn't working right, at least not for me. I'm trying to > upgrade the release from 16.04 to 18.04 installed on Google Compute > Engine. Is it a different bug or am I missing something? The fixed version of screen

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-07-26 Thread Mark Shuttleworth
\o/ thanks all, glad that one got in for the point release. Mark -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1761997 Title: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic To manage notifications about this

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-07-19 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi Brian, Brian Murray wrote: > Alex - I don't think that will work because when the new version of > screen is unpacked the permissions are 755, so the check would need to > be for 755, not 2755. No. I said into _pre_inst, not postinst, so that everything is in place and fixed when screen has

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-07-19 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi, Brian Murray wrote: > Ah I think it (the tmpfile isn't created) because /usr/bin/screen is > 2755 in Ubuntu 16.04 but 755 in Ubuntu 18.04. Here's the change between > the two releases. Ah! That's due to switching to use libutempter. We're getting quite close to the issue. I though wonder

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-07-19 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi Brian, Brian Murray wrote: > /run/screen has the following permissions > > drwxrwxr-x 3 root utmp60 Jul 19 06:06 screen Thanks. This is indeed not the expected setting. > screen-cleanup is a masked service in response to bug 1462692, so the > permissions of /run/screen are never

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-07-18 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi Brian, Brian Murray wrote: > + 2) rm /etc/cron.daily/mlocate (this'll ensure you get a conffile prompt) > + 3) ssh to Ubuntu 16.04 system so the release upgrade is run in screen > + 4) run do-release-upgrade -d > + 5) wait for the conffile prompt from mlocate > + 6) ssh to the Ubuntu 16.04

Re: [Bug 1761997] Re: /var/run needs mode 777 in bionic

2018-04-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 10:21:20AM -, Axel Beckert wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > I believe this is a bug in screen. The postinst script has code to > > handle the changed requirements for /run/screen permissions, but then > > immediately afterwards a debhelper code snippet runs which