941771 – Introduce new user for binary package signature verification?

Bug 941771 - Introduce new user for binary package signature verification?

Summary: Introduce new user for binary package signature verification?

Status:	CONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Binary packages support (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2024-10-18 16:03 UTC by Sam James
Modified:	2024-10-23 19:03 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:	941770 600804 https://github.com/projg2/getuto/issues/15
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Description Sam James archtester

2024-10-18 16:03:17 UTC

gpg warns about the permissions that gemato uses and people often try to adjust them (leading to issues like bug 941770 too).

The problem is that we need permissive bits on /etc/portage/gnupg if we're verifying as nobody. We should consider introducing a new user/group for it.

Comment 1 Sam James archtester

2024-10-23 19:03:36 UTC

s/gemato/getuto/...