Bug#782608: marked as done (apt: config files sometimes being ignored)
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regarding apt: config files sometimes being ignored
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: apt
Version: 0.9.7.9+deb7u7
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
A local config file was not being read by any of the apt tools.
phil@bispaz:bin$ apt-config dump | grep Install-R
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
When I renamed it:
phil@bispaz:bin$ sudo mv /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz.local /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz_local
it was then read correctly:
phil@bispaz:bin$ apt-config dump | grep Install-R
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
The old name was not in the Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently list
As there can be security-related, and directory-path-related settings
in such files, there could be some quite nasty repercussions if
intended settings were indeed not set.
strace shows no attempt is made to open the file when it has the
bug-inducing name:
phil@bispaz:bin$ strace -e open,getdents apt-config dump 2>&1 >/dev/null
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
getdents(3, /* 7 entries */, 32768) = 224
open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 4
open("/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
getdents(3, /* 0 entries */, 32768) = 0
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00trustcdrom", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20listchanges", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf", O_RDONLY) = 3
Compared to when it has the working name:
phil@bispaz:bin$ strace -e open,getdents apt-config dump 2>&1 >/dev/null
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
getdents(3, /* 7 entries */, 32768) = 224
getdents(3, /* 0 entries */, 32768) = 0
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00trustcdrom", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20listchanges", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz_local", O_RDONLY) = 3
The additional open()s might imply that it's interpreting the ".local"
name as having some special meaning, but nowhere is that behaviour
documented.
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::Periodic "";
APT::Periodic::MaxSize "100";
APT::Periodic::MaxAge "30";
APT::Archives "";
APT::Archives::MaxSize "100";
APT::Archives::MaxAge "30";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Architectures:: "i386";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::::Name "";
APT::Compressor::::Extension ".";
APT::Compressor::::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom/";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";
-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
# deb http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.ee.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.8
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii debian-archive-keyring 2014.3~deb7u1
ii gnupg 1.4.12-7+deb7u7
ii libapt-pkg4.12 0.9.7.9+deb7u7
ii libc6 2.13-38+deb7u8
ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5
ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5
apt recommends no packages.
Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn apt-doc <none>
ii aptitude 0.6.8.2-1
pn dpkg-dev <none>
ii python-apt 0.8.8.2
ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 10:13:14PM +0300, Phil Carmody wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.9.7.9+deb7u7
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> A local config file was not being read by any of the apt tools.
>
> phil@bispaz:bin$ apt-config dump | grep Install-R
> APT::Install-Recommends "1";
>
> When I renamed it:
>
> phil@bispaz:bin$ sudo mv /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz.local /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz_local
>
> it was then read correctly:
>
> phil@bispaz:bin$ apt-config dump | grep Install-R
> APT::Install-Recommends "0";
That's the expected behaviour.
>
> The old name was not in the Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently list
>
> As there can be security-related, and directory-path-related settings
> in such files, there could be some quite nasty repercussions if
> intended settings were indeed not set.
>
> strace shows no attempt is made to open the file when it has the
> bug-inducing name:
>
> phil@bispaz:bin$ strace -e open,getdents apt-config dump 2>&1 >/dev/null
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> getdents(3, /* 7 entries */, 32768) = 224
> open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) = 4
> open("/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> open("/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/libapt-pkg4.12.mo", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> getdents(3, /* 0 entries */, 32768) = 0
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00trustcdrom", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20listchanges", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf", O_RDONLY) = 3
>
> Compared to when it has the working name:
>
> phil@bispaz:bin$ strace -e open,getdents apt-config dump 2>&1 >/dev/null
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_DIRECTORY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> getdents(3, /* 7 entries */, 32768) = 224
> getdents(3, /* 0 entries */, 32768) = 0
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00trustcdrom", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20listchanges", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf", O_RDONLY) = 3
> open("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99bispaz_local", O_RDONLY) = 3
>
> The additional open()s might imply that it's interpreting the ".local"
> name as having some special meaning, but nowhere is that behaviour
> documented.
No, it is documented in apt.conf(5):
all files in Dir::Etc::Parts in alphanumeric ascending order which have either no or "conf" as filename extension and which only
contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a
file, unless that file matches a pattern in the Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently configuration list - in which case it will be silently
ignored
Your file has a file extension, and it's not conf, so it's ignored.
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