Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:45:22 -0800 (PST) From: Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/47596: daily security run complains if timezone changes Message-ID: <200301281745.h0SHjMux004188@arch20m.dellroad.org>
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>Number: 47596 >Category: bin >Synopsis: daily security run complains if timezone changes >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 28 08:00:16 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Archie Cobbs >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386 >Organization: Packet Design >Environment: System: FreeBSD arch20m.dellroad.org 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #0: Sat Nov 23 14:42:21 PST 2002 archie@arch20m.dellroad.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/THINKPAD i386 >Description: I changed the timezone on my system. That night, I got the daily security check email, containing this: Checking setuid files and devices: arch20m.dellroad.org setuid diffs: 1,238c1,238 < 133 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 249576 Oct 9 07:44:10 2002 /bin/rcp < 1228 -r-xr-sr-x 1 root kmem 65944 Oct 9 07:45:20 2002 /sbin/ccdconfig < 1274 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 201836 Oct 9 07:45:27 2002 /sbin/ping < 1275 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 202816 Oct 9 07:45:27 2002 /sbin/ping6 < 1279 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 198488 Oct 9 07:45:28 2002 /sbin/route < 1284 -r-sr-x--- 1 root operator 168272 Oct 9 07:45:28 2002 /sbin/shutdown [ ... snip ... ] --- > 133 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 249576 Oct 9 05:44:10 2002 /bin/rcp > 1228 -r-xr-sr-x 1 root kmem 65944 Oct 9 05:45:20 2002 /sbin/ccdconfig > 1274 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 201836 Oct 9 05:45:27 2002 /sbin/ping > 1275 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 202816 Oct 9 05:45:27 2002 /sbin/ping6 > 1279 -r-sr-xr-x 1 root wheel 198488 Oct 9 05:45:28 2002 /sbin/route > 1284 -r-sr-x--- 1 root operator 168272 Oct 9 05:45:28 2002 /sbin/shutdown It thinks that the files have changed simply because their timestamps are shown in a different local time. >How-To-Repeat: Change timezone, wait for security check email. >Fix: List the timzones in GMT instead. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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