Yes, I'd like you to check this. We once had someone report some surprising errors that were tracked down to an incorrectly owned / directory, and I suspect your system is similar: that a system administrator accidentally unpacked an archive in an unsafe manner that changed the permissions on your /tmp directory.
Thanks ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083676 Title: vi can write even a root file and save it when the user does not have writing permissions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/2083676/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs