[Bug 1071858] Re: mlocate doesn't allow access to any normal users

[Brian]

Hi Dave,

I just changed the name (only in the email) for the sake of privacy. I 
changed the group to the normal group on for the mlocate database, which 
worked fine until I rebooted and then the group name was reverted to the 
old group.
Looked like:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          16 Jul 19 18:03 /etc/alternatives/locate 
-> /usr/bin/mlocate
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          24 Jul 19 18:03 /usr/bin/locate -> 
/etc/alternatives/locate
-rwxr-s--x 1 root group    39472 Aug 17  2011 /usr/bin/mlocate
-rw-r----- 1 root group 16161892 Nov  5 09:29 /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db

After reboot
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          16 Jul 19 18:03 /etc/alternatives/locate 
-> /usr/bin/mlocate
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          24 Jul 19 18:03 /usr/bin/locate -> 
/etc/alternatives/locate
-rwxr-s--x 1 root group    39472 Aug 17  2011 /usr/bin/mlocate
-rw-r----- 1 root lightdm 16161892 Nov  5 09:29 /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db


Sorry for the late reply.

Best,
Brian


On 10/28/12 02:04, Dave Gilbert wrote:
> OK, I'm not sure why you've changed the group on mlocate, but it sohuld
> match the group on the mlocate.db; typically as mlocate:
>
> dg at major:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/locate /etc/alternatives/locate /usr/bin/mlocate /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          16 Jul 17 19:09 /etc/alternatives/locate -> /usr/bin/mlocate
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root          24 Jul 17 19:09 /usr/bin/locate -> /etc/alternatives/locate
> -rwxr-sr-x 1 root mlocate    39512 Aug 15 04:26 /usr/bin/mlocate
> -rw-r----- 1 root mlocate 11823635 Oct 27 12:44 /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
>

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Title:
  mlocate doesn't allow access to any normal users

Status in “mlocate” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi there!

  my locate database is denying me access.
  When I:
  sudo chmod 770 /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
  and then reboot, I still get:

  $ locate crap
  locate: can not open `/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db': Permission denied

  This along with a host of other problems (see
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1059521).

  Thanks
  Brian

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: mlocate 0.23.1-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Oct 26 20:18:00 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64+mac (20120425.1)
  SourcePackage: mlocate
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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