[Reportbug-maint] Bug#536576: [reportbug]: debsums: can't open $PACKAGE file ... (Permission denied)

[Davide Prina]

Package: reportbug
Version: 4.5
Severity: wishlist

I don't know if this is a really bug or a wishlist

When I use reportbug it start debsums to check the package integrity.
But I use reportbug as a normal user and dubsums try to access 
file/directory that my normal user don't have read/execute permission.
So this cause the display of a list of errors

I think that reportbug must not be run as root, but it can run debusums 
as root (prompting user for root password, if he know it) if there is 
some permission error.

For example I have some of these errors with
$ debsums dokuwiki

Ciao
Davide

-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="text"

** /home/davide/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "3.39"
mode standard
ui text
realname "Davide Prina"
email "Davide . Prina @ gmail . com"
smtphost "mail.google.com"
smtpuser "Davide . Prina"

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
   APT prefers testing
   APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-customized
Locale: LANG=it_IT at euro, LC_CTYPE=it_IT at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt                           0.7.21     Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  python                        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level 
object-o
ii  python-reportbug              4.5        Python modules for 
interacting wit
reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
ii  debconf-utils                 1.5.26     debconf utilities
ii  debsums                       2.0.46     verification of installed 
package
ii  dlocate                       1.02       fast alternative to dpkg -L 
and dp
ii  exim4                         4.69-11    metapackage to ease Exim 
MTA (v4)
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-tran 4.69-11    lightweight Exim MTA (v4) 
daemon
ii  file                          5.03-1     Determines file type using 
"magic"
ii  gnupg                         1.4.9-4    GNU privacy guard - a free 
PGP rep
ii  python-gnome2-extras          2.25.3-2   Extra Python bindings for 
the GNOM
ii  python-gtk2                   2.14.1-3   Python bindings for the 
GTK+ widge
ii  python-urwid                  0.9.8.4-1  curses-based UI/widget 
library for
ii  python-vte                    1:0.20.5-1 Python bindings for the VTE 
widget

-- no debconf information


-- 
Dizionari: http://linguistico.sourceforge.net/wiki
Perché microsoft continua a compiere azioni illegali?:
http://linguistico.sf.net/wiki/doku.php?id=traduzioni:ms_illegal
GNU/Linux User: 302090: http://counter.li.org
Non autorizzo la memorizzazione del mio indirizzo su outlook