@Daniel -- which bit is inconsistent. I would expect, and see on my kit, that the abi and config are 644 and System.map and vmlinuz are 600 consistently across the board. The mainline ones in your case seem to be so also. I am assuming you have modified the others yourself.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248053 Title: initrd.img symlink is created absolute when the initrd creation is delayed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in “linux” source package in Saucy: Triaged Bug description: When the linux-image package is installed, it creates symlinks from the root directory: # ls -l / initrd.img -> /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-13-generic vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic This is needed for booting the currently installed kernel (managed from within the distro for security updates etc) in certain environments, such as virtual hosts or root-NFS booting. The bug is that the initrd.img symlink is absolute, since the test_relative() perl function checks for the presence of the initrd.img file, which is created after the postinst scripts runs, so it assumes a absolute symlink is needed. This isn't the case for the vmlinuz file, since it is shipped. --- ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lightdm 1818 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=921107b8-2551-4cc2-9a4f-7d63bdf8dbf5 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-01 (3 days ago) InstallationMedia: Edubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. lxcbr0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: ZOTAC ZBOXNANO-ID63/ID64/ID65 MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_SG:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_SG.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=2ee0f15b-e265-4cd7-acb2-adb6e0928d61 ro quiet splash ipv6.disable=1 vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory not accessible: Permission denied No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-12-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-12-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.116 RfKill: StagingDrivers: rts5139 Tags: saucy staging Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: dmi.bios.date: 05/07/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5 dmi.board.asset.tag: NA dmi.board.name: ZBOXNANO-ID63/ID64/ID65 dmi.board.vendor: ZOTAC dmi.board.version: XX dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NA dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: NA dmi.chassis.version: NA dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd05/07/2013:svnZOTAC:pnZBOXNANO-ID63/ID64/ID65:pvrXX:rvnZOTAC:rnZBOXNANO-ID63/ID64/ID65:rvrXX:cvnNA:ct3:cvrNA: dmi.product.name: ZBOXNANO-ID63/ID64/ID65 dmi.product.version: XX dmi.sys.vendor: ZOTAC To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1248053/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp