Subject: misc/984: Problem with installing zoneinfo files
To: None <gnats-admin@NetBSD.ORG>
From: alphaepsilon <aellwood@MIT.EDU>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/20/1995 12:50:04
>Number: 984
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: Fixes to src/share/zoneinfo/Makefile to fix /usr/share/zoneinfo permissions problem
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 20 12:50:04 1995
>Originator: Alexandra Ellwood
>Organization:
Private workstation on MITnet
>Release: NetBSD-current as of April 11
>Environment:
System: NetBSD tetrahydrocannabinol.mit.edu 1.0A NetBSD 1.0A (THC) #0: Sun Apr 16 04:54:26 EDT 1995 aellwood@tetrahydrocannabinol.mit.edu:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/THC i386
>Description:
The src/share/zoneinfo/Makefile installs the /usr/share/zoneinfo
files using 'zic'. zic is creating files with permissions based on
the umask of the installer (root). If the umask is 077, the
zoneinfo files end up being only readable by root. Then 'date' only
works properly for root.
>How-To-Repeat:
Set umask to 077 and make install in /usr/src/share/.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: