Re: [cobalt-security] RPM Question

[Anders <andersb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Stauber wrote:

>> 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".

Surely, this is a Cobalt thing to make the .mo files executable ?
(which is what causes the above RPM -Verify warnings about Mode)

On most other Linuxes, the gettext files are kept rw-r--r-- (644)
(Not sure which murky part of Cobalt changes the permissions?)

--anders