Package: debian-policy Severity: normal Dear policy team,
I am seeking clarification regarding the applicability of Section 9.1.2 of the Debian Policy [1] to the /var/local directory. The current policy states: "If /etc/staff-group-for-usr-local does not exist, /usr/local and all subdirectories created by packages should have permissions 0755 and be owned by root:root" This wording specifically addresses /usr/local and does not mention /var/local, which serves a related purpose. Currently, /var/local is owned by root:staff with 2775 permissions regardless of the existence of /etc/staff-group-for-usr-local. The base-files package creates /var/local with root:staff ownership and 2775 permissions, despite the absence of /etc/staff-group-for-usr-local, as noted in #1039973 [2]. Therefore, I would like to ask whether the policy should be revised to explicitly cover both /usr/local and /var/local, or if the omission of /var/local and its subdirectories from policy is intentional. [1] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#site-specific-programs [2] https://bugs.debian.org/1039973
