Re: Problems with apt in a clean stretch install.
Hi,
On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:47:14 +0930
"Wayne Hartell" <w.hartell@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > Wayne Hartell composed on 2017-07-04 15:46 (UTC+0930):
> >
> > > ...I managed to solve<?> this error after checking that the
> > > permissions on /etc/apt/trusted.gpg were 0600 and edited them to be
> > > 0644. (Is this the correct default permission for the file
> > > trusted.gpg?)...
> >
> > I have to guess 644 is correct, as that is what is set on the Stretch
> > I have booted currently (as are all regular files in /etc/apt/), and
> > I've never touched it myself.
> >
> > Do you get the same errors running 'apt update' instead of 'apt-get
> > update'?
>
> Yes, it seems that I get the same errors that way too.
>
> I tried a new clean install test and seem to end up with permissions
> under /etc/apt/ always as 0600, so I am not sure what is going on.
> Looks like an issue with a clean install, but I am wondering why it's
> not coming up more often (unless most people are upgrading from Jessie).
here (Jessie) /etc/apt/trusted.gpg is 0600. I never touched this file, so
I guess this is standard. The other files in /etc/apt appear to be 0644.
Since root can read/write the file anyway, I don't believe that the
permissions could cause the OP's problem, though.
Regards
Michael
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