[Bug 1168054] Re: dpkg-deb --build missing --root-owner option

[Steven Chen]

Hi,
I have run into similar problem, and I found this work around helpful for me.

fakeroot dpkg-deb --build ...
This will package the files with ownership set to root/root.

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Title:
  dpkg-deb --build missing --root-owner option

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “dpkg” package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  I pack files with dpkg-deb --build as a normal user. The problem is the files owner in the deb package is my normal user not the root. It would be nice if dpkg-deb --build can change the ownership in the package.
  I found discoussion about that, and it seems there is a patch which fix that issue, but I don't see any   --root-owner or --owner= option for dpkg-deb.

  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=291320

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