Bug 178603 - pkg_info(1): pkg_info -g reports file is missing when it is just unreadable
Summary: pkg_info(1): pkg_info -g reports file is missing when it is just unreadable
Status: Closed Overcome By Events
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: bin (show other bugs)
Version: 9.1-RELEASE
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody)
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Reported: 2013-05-14 00:20 UTC by Ronald F. Guilmette
Modified: 2016-12-10 15:49 UTC (History)
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Description Ronald F. Guilmette 2013-05-14 00:10:12 UTC
>Number:         178603
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       pkg_info -g reports file is missing when it is just unreadable
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 13 23:20:01 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ronald F. Guilmette
>Release:        FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64
>Organization:
entr0py
>Environment:

System: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64

>Description:

If the "pkg_info -g" command is executed by a non-root user, then in such
a cases, some of teh files to be checked may have permissions set so that
they are not readable by ordinary users.  In such cases, "pkg_info -g"
will improperly and incorrectly report each such file with a message
saying "doesn't exist" rather than "not readable by you".

This is misleading and incorrect.

>How-To-Repeat:

portinstall dbus-1.6.8
pkg_info -g dbus-1.6.8

Result will be:

pkg_info: /usr/local/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper doesn't exist

>Fix:

Left as an exercise for the reader.

But seriously folks, a proper fix should be fairly trivial.  I will cook
up patches, if requested.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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Comment 1 Ronald F. Guilmette 2013-05-14 00:20:01 UTC
If the "pkg_info -g" command is executed by a non-root user, then in such
a cases, some of teh files to be checked may have permissions set so that
they are not readable by ordinary users.  In such cases, "pkg_info -g"
will improperly and incorrectly report each such file with a message
saying "doesn't exist" rather than "not readable by you".

This is misleading and incorrect.

Fix: 

Left as an exercise for the reader.

But seriously folks, a proper fix should be fairly trivial.  I will cook
up patches, if requested.
How-To-Repeat: 
portinstall dbus-1.6.8
pkg_info -g dbus-1.6.8

Result will be:

pkg_info: /usr/local/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper doesn't exist