Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:14:24 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to fix a broken owner for files from world & build from ports? Message-ID: <1359458064.2199.26.camel@precise> In-Reply-To: <20130129082806.GA2035@holstein.holy.cow> References: <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0@freebsd> <20130129082806.GA2035@holstein.holy.cow>
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On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 22:28 -1000, parv wrote: > in message <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0@freebsd>, > wrote Ralf Mardorf thusly... > > > > Hi :) > > > > I hope it's ok, when I open a new thread for this issue. > > First I need to know what files have a bad owner. > > > > I'm running > > # freebsd-update IDS >> outfile_28Jan2013.ids > > perhaps this will give some useful output, regarding to a wrong owner for > > files from world. > > > > It's still running. > > > > I still have no idea how to check this for the files build from ports. > > If I understand your problem correctly, it is of incorrect owner & > group. If so, are there any problems with just running "chown -R" on > the parent directory (say /usr/local, where ports are installed by > default)? > > > - parv It's only the owner and yes, the problem is, that the owner not always is root for important directories. I had to switch the uid for the owner from 1001 to 1000, when I changed the owner for all files from 1001 to 1000, some owners in */bin and */lib directories were accidentally changed too, for what reason ever. Regards, Ralf
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