Re: xbase-clients 4.3.0-pre1v4: incorrect permissions set on /usr/X11R6/bin
On Friday 14 November 2003 02:06 am, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 11:15:43AM -0500, Josh Metzler wrote: > > I did a fresh install of Debian using the new debian-installer. I only > > installed the base packages. I then dist-upgraded to unstable. I > > installed xfree86 4.3.0-pre1v4 with no previous version of x installed. > > I also installed KDE from unstable. > > > > I was unable to login as a normal user using KDM. So, I tried > > > > ~$ startx > > -bash: startx: command not found > > > > After some searching, I finally checked the permissions on > > /usr/X11R6/bin and found: > > > > ~# ls -l /usr/X11R6 > > total 16 > > drwx--2 root root 4096 Nov 11 10:23 bin > > drwxr-xr-x3 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:14 include > > drwxr-xr-x4 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:17 include > > drwxr-xr-x6 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:17 include > > > > doing a "chmod +rx /usr/X11R6/bin" fixed everything for me. I suggest > > checking what permissions the experimental xbase-clients sets on this > > directory. > > I've heard a few reports of this, but I am totally stumped by what could > be causing this. The xfree86 packages almost certainly appear to *not* > be at fault, as the attached data collected auric.debian.org (Debian's > master archive) illustrates. > > Do you have any other packages that ship this directory? > > The command "dpkg -S usr/X11R6/bin" should tell you. You are right. I had assumed it was an XFree86 package that had created the directory, but gv must have gotten installed first. This bug was filed against gv yesterday (#221042).
Re: xbase-clients 4.3.0-pre1v4: incorrect permissions set on /usr/X11R6/bin
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 11:15:43AM -0500, Josh Metzler wrote: > I did a fresh install of Debian using the new debian-installer. I only > installed the base packages. I then dist-upgraded to unstable. I > installed xfree86 4.3.0-pre1v4 with no previous version of x installed. > I also installed KDE from unstable. > > I was unable to login as a normal user using KDM. So, I tried > > ~$ startx > -bash: startx: command not found > > After some searching, I finally checked the permissions on > /usr/X11R6/bin and found: > > ~# ls -l /usr/X11R6 > total 16 > drwx--2 root root 4096 Nov 11 10:23 bin > drwxr-xr-x3 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:14 include > drwxr-xr-x4 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:17 include > drwxr-xr-x6 root root 4096 Nov 11 09:17 include > > doing a "chmod +rx /usr/X11R6/bin" fixed everything for me. I suggest > checking what permissions the experimental xbase-clients sets on this > directory. I've heard a few reports of this, but I am totally stumped by what could be causing this. The xfree86 packages almost certainly appear to *not* be at fault, as the attached data collected auric.debian.org (Debian's master archive) illustrates. Do you have any other packages that ship this directory? The command "dpkg -S usr/X11R6/bin" should tell you. -- G. Branden Robinson| There's nothing an agnostic can't Debian GNU/Linux | do if he doesn't know whether he [EMAIL PROTECTED] | believes in it or not. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Graham Chapman lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-29 00:11:47 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-29 13:08:00 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-29 01:58:56 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-30 02:56:07 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-28 23:32:20 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-11-01 01:47:38 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-31 04:38:43 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-29 08:10:21 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-27 16:33:53 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-28 23:21:20 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ lbxproxy_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2003-10-29 03:02:53 ./usr/X11R6/bin/ libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libdps-dev_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libdps1-dbg_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libdps1_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libxaw6-dbg_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libxaw6-dev_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libxaw6_4.2.1-13_sparc.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_alpha.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_arm.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_hppa.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_i386.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_ia64.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_m68k.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_mips.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_mipsel.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_powerpc.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.2.1-13_s390.deb: libxaw7-dbg_4.
