Re: [cobalt-security] RPM Question

[Michael Stauber <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Peter,

> After following some security discussions I added some rpm verify commands
> to a script I run nightly that does some security checks (runs
> chkrootkit0.40, files without owners, files with setuid.
>
> I get the following appearing:
>
> rpm -V net-tools
> .M......   /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/net-tools.mo
> .M......   /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/net-tools.mo
>
> This is telling me there is a problem with Mode (includes permissions and
> file type) of these two files (I think)

These are the localization files for German and French language of the package 
net-tools. They're only needed when someone goes to the GUI in French and 
German language. The usual permissions for these files are "rwxr-xr-x" and 
the ownership is "root:root".

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With best regards,

Michael Stauber