[Bug 245210] Re: login.defs references libpam-umask which is a obsolete package

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
jaunty no longer has this ** Changed in: shadow (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- login.defs references libpam-umask which is a obsolete package https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245210 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 71295] Re: /etc/login.defs umask cleanup

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The cleanup may actually be more than a wishlist item, because login.defs wrongly points out not to set UMASK and has leaves it commented out. (As was correct when pam_umask did not parse it.) -- /etc/login.defs umask cleanup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/71295 You received this bug notificatio

[Bug 246192] Re: gksu to regular users broken

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Still no gksu functionality to run apps as a differnt user (other then root) in ubuntu 9.04. (i.e. no way to quickly check your own email on the computer running all day at the reception with the account used by all the receptionists for example.) -- gksu to regular users broken https://bugs.

[Bug 379397] [NEW] kuser is violating debian policy

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdeadmin All user/group managment tools have to rely on the adduser/useradd mechanism. But kuser is not even following the same rules when creating users/groups. ** Affects: kdeadmin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- kuser is

[Bug 379399] [NEW] kuser ignores umask when creating homedirs

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdeadmin New homedirs get drwx-- permissions. (Instead of honoring the default drwxr-xr-x adduser setting. It is not using the adduser mechanism as stated by debian policy.) ** Affects: kdeadmin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: N

[Bug 379399] Re: kuser ignores umask when creating homedirs

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Debian policy states: "Packages other than base-passwd must not modify /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group or /etc/gshadow." (http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s9.2) -- kuser ignores umask when creating homedirs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379399 You received this bug n

[Bug 379406] [NEW] kuser ignores /etc/skel

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdeadmin kuser creates subdirecories in the homes, mimiking other OSes behaviour, but /etc/skel is not used for this. Instead /etc/skel might provide pub/, priv/ and incoming/ directories with correct permissions. And /home/groups/users/writable and /ho

[Bug 379421] [NEW] Let groupadd create /home/group/ sgid directories

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Let groupadd have the option to create /home/group/ sgid directories. Sgid group directories are the means for users to easily collaborate on local files with the user private group scheme used in debian/ubuntu. Graphical tools can then adopt to this addgroup option. Debia

[Bug 379431] [NEW] set up a /home/group/users directory

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: user-setup Set up a sgid /home/group/users directory for the "users" group if it doesn't exist, so that users are provided with a way to collaborate on local files. This will also seed the answer of how smaller groups can collaborate. For full control:

[Bug 379431] Re: set up a /home/group/users directory

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following example might be further enhanced: root:group (rwxrwsr-t) /home/share/ root:group (rwsrwsrwt) /home/share//incoming root:group (rwxrwx---) /home/share//private -- set up a /home/group/users directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379431 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 379421] Re: Let groupadd create /home/group/ sgid directories

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following example might be further enhanced: root:group (rwxrwsr-t) /home/share/ root:group (rwsrwsrwt) /home/share//incoming root:group (rwxrwx---) /home/share//private -- Let groupadd create /home/group/ sgid directories https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379421 You received this bug notifica

[Bug 379451] [NEW] provide /etc/skel/private/ and incoming/ dirs

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: base-files Please provide the directories /etc/skel/private (rwx--) and /etc/skel/incoming with appropriate permissions. In the user private group scheme used in debian/ubuntu the homedirs are created with permissions allowing the users to share and

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- pam_umask.so missing in common-session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 379431] Re: set up a /home/group/users directory

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- set up a /home/group/users directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379431 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 379341] Re: remove/comment /etc/profile umask setting

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- remove/comment /etc/profile umask setting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379341 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 252351] Re: provide some info about users and file permissions

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- provide some info about users and file permissions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252351 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 253103] Re: users not belonging to users group

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- users not belonging to users group https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253103 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is sub

[Bug 379421] Re: Let groupadd create /home/group/ sgid directories

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- Let groupadd create /home/group/ sgid directories https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379421 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 379335] Re: pam_umask is missing a pam-auth-profile

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- pam_umask is missing a pam-auth-profile https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 246192] Re: gksu to regular users broken

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- gksu to regular users broken https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 71295] Re: /etc/login.defs umask cleanup

2009-05-22 Thread ceg
The following wiki page now contains more information and ties together related bugs. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultiUserManagement -- /etc/login.defs umask cleanup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/71295 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 239419] Re: pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 244844 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 This pm-utils bug is not a duplicate of the laptop-mode-tools bug #244844. This bug is about pm-utils provocing a conflict. The other is about adapting laptop-mode-tools to the pm-utils / acpi- support hook

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
** Summary changed: - Adapt invocation to ubuntu acpi-support / pm-tools packages + Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages ** Description changed: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools + Adaption would would mean to include scripts that call + "/us

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
I don't know. I believe in letting pm-utils manage power state changes (if that is the tool of choice) and letting acpi-support taking care of button, battery and ac events etc. A disk idleing tool like laptop-mode-tools can be hooked into these appropriately, when its packaged with scripts that

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
A "howto get disks idleing correctly (without excessive load cycling)" has been added to: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 244844] Re: Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- Adapt laptop-mode-tools invocation to ubuntu's acpi-support / pm-tools packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 You received this bug notifi

[Bug 244833] Re: missing hdparm -B setting during resume

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- missing hdparm -B setting during resume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244833 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
** Description changed: This is not a support forum. Please do not use it as such (even though it has been used as such already). You can scan through the bug for links to the Ubuntu forums where many, many different questions have been asked, answered, and re-answered. The temporary

[Bug 244839] Re: /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d scripts are not run.

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
Then the bug is that acpi-support contains these bogus directories. -- /etc/acpi/start.d and resume.d scripts are not run. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244839 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in two places

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- laptop-mode needs to be activated in two places https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244838 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 244836] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244836 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 244836] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244836 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 244832] Re: missing hdparm -B setting during boot

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- missing hdparm -B setting during boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244832 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 244831] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 244831] Re: /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts

2008-07-06 Thread ceg
There is now an overview about the related bugs in the wiki. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head-ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 -- /etc/acpi/power.sh overrides user scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 239419] Re: pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 244844 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244844 See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement#head- ab94c99627b86e9fbb29a09d3316178269c3e764 for the links between the separate bugs. -- pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
** Description changed: This is not a support forum. Please do not use it as such (even though it has been used as such already). You can scan through the bug for links to the Ubuntu forums where many, many different questions have been asked, answered, and re-answered. - The temporary

[Bug 246192] [NEW] gksu to regular users broken

2008-07-07 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gksu In (x)ubuntu 8.04 it ist not possible to run an application as a different regular user with gksu. A simple test: Inserting the following line into /etc/sudoers (with visudo) user ALL=(otheruser) ALL leads to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu -

[Bug 230671] USB device persistence across suspend (was: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep)

2008-07-08 Thread ceg
An "echo 1 >/sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/persist" could be done for usb-storage devices? A pointer to kernel info: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/usb/persist.txt and fix released bug #197166 "persist mode in hardy kernel" -- Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-08 Thread ceg
The CONFIG_USB_PERSIST feature should probably be made to also check the serial numbers of the devices it has been enabled for. Because it is quite likely that one user or tow friends may have two disks of same manufacturer and type. (Especially in HotplugRaid laptop setups https://wiki.ubuntu

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-22 Thread ceg
I am sorry my comments have been misunderstandable and caused this bug to be set to invalid even if it may be valid. My first comment was made to point to solution, that is possible with new kernels. The second to point out that USB_PERSIST should better be patched to check USB IDs when somone

[Bug 230671] Re: Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep

2008-07-22 Thread ceg
My comments did not describe an implemented design, but pointed to a possibility to fix this in ubuntu. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- Mounts external USB hard drive in a different point after resuming sleep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230671 You receive

[Bug 83025] Re: initramfs-tools script doesn't wait for device initialization, preventing mdadm to assemble md arrays

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
To fix the issue the md, cryptsetup, etc. scripts that set up the root device need to wait for their device to get set up by udev and timeout after a while (possibly running a degraded raid). https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HotplugRaid https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootDegradedRaid -- initramfs-tools scrip

[Bug 247153] Re: Volume group containing encrypted root not initialized if device is slow to appear

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Volume group containing encrypted root not initialized if device is slow to appear https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247153 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 247153] Re: Volume group containing encrypted root not initialized if device is slow to appear

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
IMHO the cryptsetup scripts in initramfs should go into a waiting loop (0.5 sec intervals) for their devices (going on quickly when device is available) and timeout after a while. Lets get rid of long sleep workarounds and race conditions. ** Summary changed: - Volume group containing encrypt

[Bug 247153] Re: encrypted root initialisation does not wait for its device to appear

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
Alternatively cryptsetup may be handled by udev rules, similar as md and lvm devices are. -- encrypted root initialisation does not wait for its device to appear https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247153 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 83025] Re: initramfs-tools script doesn't wait for device initialization, preventing mdadm to assemble md arrays

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
md and lvm devices are actually handled by udev rules. For one, cryptsetup handling needs go into a waiting loop (Bug #247153), or also be handled by udev rules. For two, the initramfs script that mounts the rootfs needs go into a waiting loop (0.5 sec intervals) for their devices (going on quic

[Bug 247153] Re: encrypted root initialisation does not wait for its device to appear

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
Just checked that the same applies for encrypted non-rootfilesystems on external disks, too. (/etc/init.d/cryptdisks*) Since md and lvm devices are set up by udev, cryptdisks scripts need to contain a waiting loop for their disks, or need to be called by udev rules themselves. -- encrypted root

[Bug 251164] [NEW] crypdisk setup does not wait properly for its devices to appear

2008-07-23 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cryptsetup ubuntu 8.04 md and lvm devices are set up by udev rules. cryptsetup races the hotplug system and fails if they are not set up instantly. cryptsetup scripts in initramfs and /etc/init.d/ should go into a waiting loop (0.5 sec intervals) for t

[Bug 244808] Re: --incremental --scan --run does not start anything

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
** Description changed: Binary package hint: mdadm (ubuntu 8.04) - When --incremental is used to assemble array incrementally (as is envisioned for udev hotplugging) - --incremental --scan --run does not start anything. + The man page suggests that "mdadm -IRs" will start the arrays

[Bug 251646] [NEW] option to start selected arrays in "auto-read" mode (like --incremental)

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm Initramfs has to start (selected) md devices in degraded mode. (The ones that contain the rootfs and swap/resume partition, if they didn't start after some time of udev hotplugging.) It seems to be preferable to use --incremental not only in the

[Bug 226484] Re: boot from raid1 root fails because of missing hostname in initramfs

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
The installer seems to work around the issue of an unset hostname in initramfs by putting an ARRAY line into the mdadm.conf file, or by having an unset hostname when creating the md device. Whichever, this error does not appear after raid installations. -- boot from raid1 root fails because of mi

[Bug 157981] Re: udev not using mdadm incremental

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
--incremental is available in hardy (8.04) Some info on howto enable it is available on: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BootDegradedRaid -- udev not using mdadm incremental https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157981 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 83025] Re: mount script doesn't wait for root device initialization, preventing udev+mdadm/cryptsetup to assemble md arrays

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
** Summary changed: - initramfs-tools script doesn't wait for device initialization, preventing mdadm to assemble md arrays + mount script doesn't wait for root device initialization, preventing udev+mdadm/cryptsetup to assemble md arrays ** Description changed: script '/usr/share/initramfs-

[Bug 244803] Re: Segfault when readding hotplug devices

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
** Summary changed: - Segfault when readding removable devices + Segfault when readding hotplug devices ** Description changed: Binary package hint: mdadm - When an external drive with a raid 1 member (say /dev/sdc1) gets disconnected and is subsequently re-added with "mdadm --add /dev

[Bug 251663] [NEW] --incremental not creating device nodes

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm ubuntu 8.04 When "mdadm --incremental /dev/sdXY" is used to incremantaly assemble an array (as udev is supposed to do instead of --assemble --scan), after a reboot that cleared device nodes from prior --assemblies, mdadm fails because of missing d

[Bug 251646] Re: option to start selected arrays in "auto-read" mode (like --incremental)

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
can not change this to wishlist / upstream -- option to start selected arrays in "auto-read" mode (like --incremental) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251646 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ub

[Bug 251671] [NEW] suspend with root and swap on raid1 failed

2008-07-24 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: ubuntu 8.04 Running on a degraded 2 device raid1 array with a single member. [2/1] [U_] that holds lv_root and lv_swap. It may be that the raid was not cleanly stopped prior to powerdown (as the rc scripts don't do that), or that it was first restarted ok, or being incremen

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
(Tested with two local replicas.) -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com htt

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
Manual says: xferbycopying: The default value istrue. But the GUI does not seem to indicate that a renamed file will be copied: (a: file /b: absent) (a: deleted / b: u nchanged file) -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this b

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-16 Thread ceg
Oh very good, the changelog sounds just like what I was thinking about. Is this enabled by default? -- rename files instead of deleting and copying again. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 253319] Re: rename files instead of deleting and copying again.

2008-09-18 Thread ceg
Thank you for checking the command line. Well, this may then be a UI bug, now. ** Summary changed: - rename files instead of deleting and copying again. + UI not showing xferbycopying feature (renaming instead of deleting and retransfering) ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: uniso

[Bug 268580] Re: Prompt for BOOT_DEGRADED=true|false in thre

2008-09-11 Thread ceg
When a disk fails in a running system a raid will run degraded. The System doesn't stop, and probably should't. The mdadm notification functionality brings this to the admins attention. So changing the default to bootdegraded=yes seems reasonable, once the patches are tested to work with enough co

[Bug 253283] Re: OK buttons in profile wizard reversed

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Thank you for the screenshots. The button order also seems reversed in the subsequent windows to create new profiles. I noticed this because I kept hitting cancel after entering the info. -- OK buttons in profile wizard reversed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253283 You received this bug notific

[Bug 250938] Re: acpi-support should let laptop-mode-tools run properly

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Alexey! I'd like to say thank you. For providing patches to the laptop-mode related things in ubuntu. It was good to see your work apear. -- acpi-support should let laptop-mode-tools run properly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250938 You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Hi Tormod, you asked: 3. Are some fixes needed in the pm-utils package as well? Can you reference other bug reports (with patches)? I do remeber two things, first Bug #239419 (pm-utils) "pm-utils has laptop-tools script which conflicts with laptop-mode-tools" has been wrongly set as a duplicat

[Bug 252351] Re: provide some info about users and file permissions

2008-08-09 Thread ceg
Thank you for reassigning the bug. Yes, the info should really be in the documentation, too. I have filed this from practice. Many support requests deal with (new, aka ex windows) users that have installed ubuntu not able to easily collaborate with other users on their ubuntu installation. The e

[Bug 253096] Re: pam_umask.so missing in common-session

2008-08-01 Thread ceg
The wording of man pam_umask seems pretty much the same as what used to be in login.defs before. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10;filename=login.defs.diff;att=1;bug=282822 I have also made the experience that some graphical user managment tools do not keep gids eqal to uids an

[Bug 253103] Re: users not belonging to users group

2008-08-01 Thread ceg
I agree, there are of course much more fine grained methods than the group of all users. And to be honest when adminstering larger systems the users group is probably not good for much more then giving all users write access to some device, or to files that are served on the net. Now, it's not

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Yes, I think you are right. Since the laptop-mode messing has fortunately been removed from acpi-support the setting is obsoleted there and serves only for confusion. Alexey wrote: It's interesting to know that current acpi-support in Debian unstable (1.109-5) has this comment in /etc/default/

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Thank you for your comments. Then the current state I see in intrepid is this: - You still need to "ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=1" in /etc/default/acpi-support (Bug 244838) - The /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf default hdparm -B value has been changed from 254 to 255. This may be OK for consistency o

[Bug 244838] Re: laptop-mode needs to be activated in /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
When resposibility is reestablished for /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf the ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY=yes default from debian's laptop-mode package will and can enable laptop_mode when on batteries, no problem. Package pm-utils has had a hacked laptop-tools script in hardy all the time t

[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Hi, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerManagement has been updated to respect the fixes for intrepid (ubuntu 8.10). You currently still need to follow the steps mentioned there for hardy (ubuntu 8.04) installs. (I guess Vincenzo Ciancia who reported his issues where fixed with recent hardy updates e

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Dustin, you could have open a separate bug with your debconf patch to track your work and at the same time keep the comunity updated and able to give you feedback in a more organized manner. > the default being BOOT_DEGRADED=false, which is the conservative/traditional behavior. Only some may con

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Wow, Dustin we again wrote or comments almost simultaneously. Thank you for separating the issue. -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 259127] Re: mdadm debconf configuration for boot_degraded=true|false

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
> the default being BOOT_DEGRADED=false, which is the conservative/traditional behavior. Only some may consider this "conservative" behaviour a broken behavior, when a system on a "redundant array of independent disks" will degrade just fine when running, but won't even come up when booting. The

[Bug 259145] [NEW] home array not run when degraded on boot

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mdadm It is said that the intrepid fix to Bug #120375 added support to mdadm and initramfs-tools for configurable booting degraded RAIDs, but a systems with /home on a degraded array doesn't come up. The particular array needs to be "mdadm --run /dev/

[Bug 259145] Re: home array not run when degraded on boot

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
This issue has been separated out from Bug #120375 in order to track it separately. (Don't mark this as a duplicate, like 4 others before.) -- home array not run when degraded on boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259145 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 120375] Re: cannot boot raid1 with only one disk

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
I have separated out the issue of booting with degraded non-root arrays into Bug# 259145. As a user merely helping to gather info I can't say if updates to hardy (ubuntu 8.04) will be made available. Dustin? -- cannot boot raid1 with only one disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120375 You recei

[Bug 259152] [NEW] lm-profiler: non-informational output with raid systems

2008-08-18 Thread ceg
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: laptop-mode-tools When the filesystem is on a raid device lm-profiler only reports only disk access by a process called md0_raid1 (the md module). Unfortunately this information does not help in identifying the processes that actually causes the disk a

[Bug 244838] Re: remove laptop-mode settings from /etc/default/acpi-support

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Yes, /etc/default/laptop_mode seems more sane as a second config file for laptop-mode-tools. As you mentioned in Bug #250935 we have to keep in mind that enabling the laptop-mode-tools by default is in fact a necessary change to fix the load cycling issue for example. IMHO laptop-mode-tools needs

[Bug 250935] Re: [intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Alexey, you did good in making the patch acceptable. (And since you had success, even better!) So second step would be to flip the settings the right way. hdparm -B254 needs to be reintroduced because bug #172282 has changed that setting in the meantime. (Yann who reported 254 did not work for h

[Bug 172282] Re: laptop-mode-tools uses hparm -B 255 instead of 254

2008-08-19 Thread ceg
Reopening. hdparm -B value 254 needs to be reintroduced because the fix to bug #250935 ([intrepid] laptop-mode-tools needs to change its default settings to match acpi-support and add hooks for pm-utils) has migrated the old 255 setting from acpi-support into laptop-mode-tools. ** Changed in: lap

[Bug 288470] Re: digikam cannot download pictures due to gvfsd-gphoto2

2010-04-19 Thread ceg
The volume should not be mounted. Especially if "do nothing" is selected. ** Also affects: gnome-volume-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- digikam cannot download pictures due to gvfsd-gphoto2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288470 You received this bug notification

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-19 Thread ceg
> Once > the situation is detected, it needs to be noted Right, this is important especially in cases where segmentation has happened unintentionally. That is why I wanted mdadm to fail on conflicting changes without --force, not auto-sync and emit an event (email, beep, notification, whatever con

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-19 Thread ceg
Additional thoughts why updating metadata looks more limiting than beneficial to me: Unintentional (intermittent) failures of disks won't cause conflicting changes but auto re-sync events to appear. Segmenting an array into parts with conflicting changes requires repeated boots with separate part

[Bug 259145] Re: degraded NON-root raids never --run on boot

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
> Because they might change after a reboot? > We *explicitly* support people doing that. Dropping to a rescue shell is the support if a new raid set up with another (rescue) system comes up degraded upon reboot. But I don't see why supporting that should prevent a proper raid setup. One that will

Re: [Bug 557429] --incremental should not auto-remove arbitrary segments with conflicting changes

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
I'm also fine with this postponed for after release, segmenting a raid into concurrent hot-pluggable parts is a case, without correct support now. > hot-plugging order much more > > arbitrary, and even less worth of committing to the meta-data.) > > If I plug in one disk and make some changes, t

Re: [Bug 557429] release notes?

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
> I also agree with Philip's assessment. When it hits, it is > devastating, but it takes a very specific series of events to hit, > and asking people to not upgrade as a result is too extreme. I agree: Re-attaching parts of an array that have been running degraded separately and contain the same

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
Dustin, I don't think this has anything to do with the failure hooks in this case. :) (Here it's mdadm that does not pick up on the conflict.) -- array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/557429 You received this bug notification

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
** Description changed: - Using the latest beta-2 server ISO and following - http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/ServerRAID1 + Re-attaching parts of an array that have been running degraded + separately and contain the same amount and conflicting + changes, results in the assembly of a corrupt

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
Phillip, first please explain where/why you think "flip-floping would occur continiously", in such a way that makes it not enough to never assemble a corrupt array and notify someone to take care to reconcile the conflicting changes if desired. Because this seems to be the reason you want to break

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
> >> If I plug in one disk and make some changes, then unplug it, > >> plug in the other disk, and make some changes to it, > > > > What would be your use-case? > > I don't understand this question. The use case is described in the > text you replied to. Please explain why someone would do that

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
> [auto-removing] > prevents you from continuing to flip flop which disk you are using > after they have been forked, and thus making things worse. And, this is a program thinking it knows better than the user, mdadm --incremental should not do that. If you continue to do that after you have been

[Bug 557429] Re: array with conflicting changes is assembled with data corruption/silent loss

2010-04-20 Thread ceg
> the minimum action required to fix the bug is to simply reject the > second disk, updating its metadata in the process. > > > No, [updating metadata] really makes things worse! It prevents the > > user/admin from managing arrays (parts in this case) by simply > > plugging disks. > > No it does

[Bug 531240] Re: breaking raid: root raid_member opened as luks

2010-04-21 Thread ceg
** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Binary package hint: util-linux + + When using luks on top of software raid devices, linux_raid_member + devices can get opened as luks instead of being assembled into md + devices. + + -

[Bug 495370] Re: Please upgrade to 3.1.x for lucid

2010-04-21 Thread ceg
Jools packages http://malus.exotica.org.uk/~buzz/mdadm can be considered as patching this bug. -- Please upgrade to 3.1.x for lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495370 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs ma

[Bug 495370] Re: Please upgrade to 3.1.x for lucid

2010-04-21 Thread ceg
** Tags added: patch -- Please upgrade to 3.1.x for lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495370 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/l

[Bug 531240] Re: breaking raid: root raid_member opened as luks

2010-04-21 Thread ceg
I can't tell if the metadata has been altered. Scott do the dd files contain data that looks altered or irregular in any way? -- breaking raid: root raid_member opened as luks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531240 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 531240] Re: breaking raid: root raid_member opened as luks

2010-04-21 Thread ceg
Just installed lucid beta2-alternate with luks on raid in virtualbox. Guess what, all turning down of this seems to be based on false speculations. If I boot the CD again in rescue mode after the install * It wants to open all md member devices as luks and asks for passphrases for each member. *

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