[Bug 1290393] Re: WARN: / is world writable!

[codeslinger]

@Peter, 
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@Phillip
sorry for the delay, I ran out of time, will try to get it done tonight.

quote:  And did you have the permissions on that volume set wrong before
installing Ubuntu?

define ~wrong~   ??
yes, I did take an existing partition that was being used for other things, it might have had rw set for the top level of that partition.  But after I hand it over to the installer it should not make any difference what was previously on it or what the previous permissions were, the installer owns the partition and needs to "do the right thing".    

But yes, I suspect the problem here is that when the installer skips
formatting the partition it is also skipping setting the permissions on
the partition.  whether or not the installer changed the permissions
itself or if they were pre-existing is an interesting question, but
ultimatly should not affect the outcome.

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Title:
  WARN: / is world writable!

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  after installing UbuntuStudio 14.04 Beta 1 (Feb 24) 64 bit from DVD


  The root directory '/'  is world writable

  expected:  this is a file permissions problem,  should only be
  writable by the root user

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-lowlatency 3.13.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-lowlatency x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Mon Mar 10 07:43:40 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntustudio.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-10 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140224)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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