I compared the file-rights of a clean ubuntu with those of ubuntu-eee and got: left is a clean ubuntu, right is ubuntu-eee
/bin -rwsr-xr-- root fuse fusermount | -rwxr-xr-- root root fusermount -rwsr-xr-x root root mount | -rwxr-xr-x root root mount -rwsr-xr-x root root ping | -rwxr-xr-x root root ping -rwsr-xr-x root root ping6 | -rwxr-xr-x root root ping6 -rwsr-xr-x root root su | -rwxr-xr-x root root su -rwsr-xr-x root root umount | -rwxr-xr-x root root umount /usr/bin -rwsr-sr-x daemon daemon at | -rwxr-xr-x root root at -rwxr-sr-x root shadow chage | -rwxr-xr-x root root chage -rwsr-xr-x root root chfn | -rwxr-xr-x root root chfn -rwsr-xr-x root root chsh | -rwxr-xr-x root root chsh -rwxr-sr-x root crontab crontab | -rwxr-xr-x root root crontab -rwxr-sr-x root shadow expiry | -rwxr-xr-x root root expiry -rwsr-xr-x root root gpasswd | -rwxr-xr-x root root gpasswd -rwxr-sr-x root tty wall | -rwxr-xr-x root root wall -rwsr-sr-x root root X | -rwxr-xr-x root root X -rwxr-sr-x root utmp xterm | -rwxr-xr-x root root xterm /usr/local/bin /sbin /etc -rw-r----- root daemon at.deny | -rw-r----- root root at.deny drwxr-s--- root dip chatscripts | drwxr-x--- root root chatscripts drwxr-xr-x root dip ppp | drwxr-xr-x root root ppp -rwxr-xr-x root root rc.local | -rw-r--r-- root root rc.local -rw-r----- root dialout wvdial.conf | -rw-r----- root root wvdial.conf /etc/ppp drwxr-s--- root dip peers | drwxr-x--- root root peers /etc/fuse.conf is wrong, too, but got corrected by me so it wont show up here -- Lots of wrong permissions or missing setuid,setgid: /dev/fuse, unix_chkpwd, passwd, mount, ping, ... https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Eee Coders, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Eee. Status in Ubuntu Eee: Confirmed Bug description: A lot of permissions seem to have been lost when packaging ubuntu-eee. The ones i hit: /dev/fuse -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+bug/266883 unix_chkpwd -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+bug/261497 passwd -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+bug/271111 mount (wrong group, missing SGID) ping (normal users can't use ping: "ping: icmp open socket: Operation not permitted") pppd (normal users can't use pppd despite being in the dip group) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collection of fixes (these modify the permissions to be like on regular ubuntu): sudo chown root:shadow /sbin/unix_chkpwd sudo chmod 2755 /sbin/unix_chkpwd sudo chgrp fuse /dev/fuse sudo chmod 660 /dev/fuse sudo chmod u+s /bin/mount sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/passwd sudo chmod u+s /bin/ping sudo chgrp dip /usr/sbin/pppd sudo chmod u+s,g+x /usr/sbin/pppd _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eee-coders Post to : ubuntu-eee-coders@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eee-coders More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp