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

2014-04-03 Thread codeslinger
I used virtualbox to confirm the following 1) installer formats the disk = permissions are set correctly 2) install to an existing disk = it does not change the permissions for that disk. okay, so I guess it's not really a bug... but it is not the behavior that I would expect when doing an INST

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

2014-04-03 Thread Phillip Susi
By wrong I mean world writable. If the permissions are set to world writable beforehand, and then you install Ubuntu without formatting the volume, and they remain world writable, then that's not really a bug. By choosing not to format the partition you are opting to retain as much about the curre

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

2014-04-02 Thread codeslinger
@Peter, for help with installing, please go and try the interactive chat at irc.freenode.net see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/IRC also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation --- @Phillip sorry for the delay, I ran out of time, will try to get

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

2014-04-01 Thread Peter Nowell
I am submitting a courtesy reply. For a novice all these dos type writings are perplexing. I cannot get Ubuntu to install with any of the 3 major installers and am quite proficient with Windows. Peter -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscr

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

2014-04-01 Thread Peter Nowell
Thank you Brian but for a novice this is perplexing with all the dos type wrings. I cannot get any of the three installers to install Ubuntu so it will remember times etc. This is a courtesy reply Peter -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is sub

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

2014-04-01 Thread Peter Nowell
I have had no luck with the 3 main installers with Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 13.04. They remember nothing like time bookmarks etc. I am submitting this a courtesy reply. Peter -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

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

2014-03-31 Thread Phillip Susi
And did you have the permissions on that volume set wrong before installing Ubuntu? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notifications a

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

2014-03-31 Thread codeslinger
okay, give me a few hours... and I will do another repro using vbox. But I have already reprod this 3 times using a real hard disk partition. basically I have a multiboot system with about a dozen partitions... but I'm sure you don't need anywhere near that many to repro this. to install

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

2014-03-31 Thread Brian Murray
Could you please try recreating this and providing us with a detailed test case? Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

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

2014-03-31 Thread Brian Murray
I then booted that same system using an Ubuntu 14.04 Live CD and mount the existing Ubuntu partition and did an 'rm -fr' in the root partition. Then I choose something else when installing Ubuntu and used the existing partition and swap partition. Again, I was unable to recreate this bug. -- You

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

2014-03-31 Thread Brian Murray
I mean unpartitioned. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notificatio

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

2014-03-31 Thread Brian Murray
I was unable to recreate this using a fresh install of Ubuntu on an unformatted disk. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notifications

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

2014-03-14 Thread codeslinger
I just remembered one important difference in the install, I did not format the disk I used an existing empty partition. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is worl

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

2014-03-13 Thread Alberto Salvia Novella
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notifications about this bug

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

2014-03-13 Thread codeslinger
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[Bug 1290393] Re: WARN: / is world writable!

2014-03-10 Thread codeslinger
ah yes drwxrwxrwx 23 root root 4096 Mar 10 12:44 / thanks!!! ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Titl

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

2014-03-10 Thread Jörg Frings-Fürst
Hi Philip, yes. Sorry for my mistake. Jörg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launc

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

2014-03-10 Thread Phillip Susi
You mean ls -ld / -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290393 Title: WARN: / is world writable! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubi

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

2014-03-10 Thread Jörg Frings-Fürst
Hi, we need some more information. From a terminal window please run: ls -l / and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'. Jörg ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is