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FS#73966 - [geoclue] controversial permissions on /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Oleksandr Natalenko (post-factum) - Saturday, 26 February 2022, 17:16 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Sunday, 27 February 2022, 09:19 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

`paccheck --quiet --file-properties` says:

```
geoclue: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 755)
geoclue: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 0/root)
```

However, if I chown/chmod the folder as suggested, `paccheck` says this:

```
bolt: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
bolt: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
brltty: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
brltty: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
fwupd: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
fwupd: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
libvirt: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
libvirt: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
polkit: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
polkit: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
systemd: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' permission mismatch (expected 750)
systemd: '/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d' GID mismatch (expected 102/polkitd)
```

So probably `geoclue` sets false expectations here.
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Closed by  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Sunday, 27 February 2022, 09:19 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  geoclue 2.6.0-2

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