Bug#633582: initramfs-tools: All files in initrd owned by root

[maximilian attems]

tags 633582 -patch +moreinfo
Thanks

No, please patch is a git patch not a patch with a radom user path,
see documentation
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=blob_plain;f=docs/maintainer-notes.html;hb=HEAD

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:03:34PM +0200, Mandos Maintainers wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.99
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch


> 
> All files in initramfs are now forcibly changed to be owned by root.
> This breaks mandos-client.  Patch attached.

what the hack is "mandos"?
care to give a short intro and usage purpose that it may break?
 
> -- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
> i915 modeset=1

sugar, it shouldn't be necessary.
 
> /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
..
> mandos
> mandos.~1~
> mandos.~2~

hmm?
 
> diff -u /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.~1~ /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs
> --- /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs.~1~
> +++ /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs

wrong path, see explanation aboves?
> @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
>  [ "${verbose}" = y ] && echo "Building cpio ${outfile} initramfs"
>  (
>  # work around lack of "set -o pipefail" for the following pipe:
> -# cd "${DESTDIR}" && find . | cpio --quiet -R 0:0 -o -H newc | gzip >"${outfile}" || exit 1
> +# cd "${DESTDIR}" && find . | cpio --quiet -o -H newc | gzip >"${outfile}" || exit 1

similar as dracut.

>  exec 3>&1
>  eval `
>  	# http://cfaj.freeshell.org/shell/cus-faq-2.html
> @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
>  	{
>  		find . 4>&-; echo "ec1=$?;" >&4
>  	} | {
> -		cpio --quiet -R 0:0 -o -H newc 4>&-; echo "ec2=$?;" >&4
> +		cpio --quiet -o -H newc 4>&-; echo "ec2=$?;" >&4
>  	} | ${compress} >"${outfile}"
>  	echo "ec3=$?;" >&4
>  `
> 

thank you.

-- 
maks