14408 – mutt_dotlock (of mutt package) is created without being SGID mail

Bug 14408 - mutt_dotlock (of mutt package) is created without being SGID mail

Summary: mutt_dotlock (of mutt package) is created without being SGID mail

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High major (vote)
Assignee:	Stanislav Brabec

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Depends on:	16749
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Reported:	2003-01-22 23:33 UTC by Anton Voloshin
Modified:	2003-10-01 04:11 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Anton Voloshin 2003-01-22 23:33:24 UTC

/usr/bin/mutt_dotlock should be SGID mail to work properly,
but it was installed just as "-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root".
Without this mutt always opens mailboxes in /var/spool/mail in readonly mode.
This is mutt-1.4-r3 on Gentoo linux 1.4-rc2.

Comment 1 Stanislav Brabec 2003-06-09 07:19:31 UTC

Which version of mailbase you are using?

If it is mailbase-0.00-r5, it is not a bug. Mutt select lowest possible permissions in time of compilation. Because /var/spool/mail is world-writable, you don't need SGID permissions.

Consequence of bug #16749.

Comment 2 Don Seiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-06 07:25:58 UTC

I just upgraded to mailbase-0.00-r6 and afterwards had to change the group and SGID of mutt_dotlock.

My /var/spool/mail is 775, so it isn't world-writeable (which is probably a good thing) but perhaps the mutt ebuild should make the SGID change by default now.

Comment 3 Don Seiler (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-06 07:31:01 UTC

Oh I just read the other comment and yes re-emerging mutt also fixed the problem.

Comment 4 Stanislav Brabec 2003-10-01 04:11:03 UTC

Bug #16749 is fixed, closing the bug.