Bug#375534: Normal unix file system permission (no security breach)

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Hello,
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 06:29:59PM +0200, Martintxo wrote:
> Oh la-la, one feature }:-P

Well, I would call it a design decision (made eons ago in Bell labs).

> First of all, excuse my ignorance of unix/linux system and permissions. I'm
> a simple user... Many thanks for the complete explanation, and for the
> patience...

Everybody starts learning somewhere. No problem.

> Anyway, I think that the current behavior with the ogg files is not the
> correct one (in my humble opinion).

I agree, I already changed this bug accordingly. But please not that I
am not the maintainer, I even don't use the vorbisinfo quite often.

> Lest say that we have a dir with mp3 and ogg files, and all are read only
> for the normal user (but owned by he, a "normal" scenario). If he want to
> change the file tags with one app (easytag, tagtool...), when he want to
> change one mp3 file, the app says "Permission denied" (easytag), and no tag
> is changed (OK behavior). (Tagtool directly no permits to change the tags
> in a read-only mp3, but yes in a read-only ogg).
> 
> But if we want change a ogg file, the app says nothing, and the tags are
> changed (the file is altered, and it was a read-only file!).

Yes, this is at least confusing (and IMHO contradicting the man page)
and should be changed.

> So I also think that vorbiscoment must say something ("Permission denied"
> is OK) in this case, and no change the tags. And the other apps
> (easytag...) catch the response and show it.

Yes.

> But well, this all is only a "filosofical" thought, not theme for a Debian
> bug. Excuse for the "gibberish". Thanks for the great job in Debian.
> Greetings. Martintxo.

No need to excuse. And yes, you can report this issues to Debian as
well. Just the severity was a little exaggerated (but better be safe
than sorry). 

I hope the maintainer off vorbisinfo contacts you soon to give you his
insight on this bug.

Greetings

              Helge

-- 
      Dr. Helge Kreutzmann                     debian at helgefjell.de
           Dipl.-Phys.                   http://www.helgefjell.de/debian.php
        64bit GNU powered                     gpg signed mail preferred
           Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: Digital signature
Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-xiph-maint/attachments/20060628/3bcd0797/attachment.pgp