[Reportbug-maint] Bug#536576: [reportbug]: debsums: can't open $PACKAGE file ... (Permission denied)

[Sandro Tosi]

reassign 536576 debsums
thanks

Hi Davide,
thanks for your report.

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 11:59, Davide Prina<davide.prina at gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: reportbug
> Version: 4.5
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I don't know if this is a really bug or a wishlist
>
> When I use reportbug it start debsums to check the package integrity.
> But I use reportbug as a normal user and dubsums try to access
> file/directory that my normal user don't have read/execute permission.
> So this cause the display of a list of errors

this is not a bug in reportbug, but in debsums, so I reassign to that package.

> I think that reportbug must not be run as root,

and infact there is a warning if you do it.

> but it can run debusums as root (prompting user for root password, if he know it) if there is some
> permission error.

absolutely not. There must be some command-line switch in debsums to
allow for it, or suppress permission denied warning or so: we will not
"su debsums".

> For example I have some of these errors with
> $ debsums dokuwiki

Indeed, that's something that must be fixed in debsums, not in reportbug.

REgards,
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