reopen 599273
thanks

Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Robert Edmonds <[email protected]> wrote:
> > the squeeze version of extlinux installs the /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-
> > extlinux files mode 0644
> 
> no, it doesn't. i just, again, re-checked it.

did you check more than just i386?  the extlinux package on
squeeze/amd64 does not install its kernel post-hooks with the correct
permissions.

    root@zappa{0}:~# schroot -c debian-6.0-i386
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# cat /etc/debian_version 
    6.0
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# apt-cache policy extlinux
    extlinux:
      Installed: (none)
      Candidate: 2:4.02+dfsg-7
      Version table:
         2:4.02+dfsg-7 0
            500 http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stable/main i386 Packages
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# ls -l /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux
    ls: cannot access /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux: No such file or directory
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# apt-get install extlinux
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    Recommended packages:
      syslinux-common syslinux-themes-debian
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      extlinux
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 84.7 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 229 kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Get:1 http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stable/main extlinux i386 
2:4.02+dfsg-7 [84.7 kB]
    Fetched 84.7 kB in 0s (232 kB/s) 
    Preconfiguring packages ...
    Selecting previously deselected package extlinux.
    (Reading database ... 10282 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking extlinux (from .../extlinux_2%3a4.02+dfsg-7_i386.deb) ...
    Setting up extlinux (2:4.02+dfsg-7) ...
    P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
    ls: cannot access vmlinuz-*: No such file or directory
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# ls -l /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux
----vvvvvvvvvv
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 156 Aug  3  2010 /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-extlinux
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 156 Aug  3  2010 /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux
----^^^^^^^^^^
note correct permissions
    (debian-6.0-i386)root@zappa:~# 

    root@zappa{0}:~# schroot -c debian-6.0-amd64
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# cat /etc/debian_version 
    6.0
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# apt-cache policy extlinux
    extlinux:
      Installed: (none)
      Candidate: 2:4.02+dfsg-7
      Version table:
         2:4.02+dfsg-7 0
            500 http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stable/main amd64 Packages
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# ls -l /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux
    ls: cannot access /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux: No such file or directory
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# apt-get install extlinux
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    Recommended packages:
      syslinux-common syslinux-themes-debian
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      extlinux
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 85.4 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 233 kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Get:1 http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ stable/main extlinux amd64 
2:4.02+dfsg-7 [85.4 kB]
    Fetched 85.4 kB in 0s (0 B/s)    
    Preconfiguring packages ...
    Selecting previously deselected package extlinux.
    (Reading database ... 54706 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking extlinux (from .../extlinux_2%3a4.02+dfsg-7_amd64.deb) ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Setting up extlinux (2:4.02+dfsg-7) ...
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# ls -l /etc/kernel/*.d/zz-extlinux
----vvvvvvvvvv
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 156 Oct 14 23:37 /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-extlinux
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 156 Oct 14 23:37 /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux
----^^^^^^^^^^
note incorrect permissions
    (debian-6.0-amd64)root@zappa:~# 

-- 
Robert Edmonds
[email protected]



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