pidgin complains about id id.priv and known_keys file permissions
Bug #152835 reported by
Aaron C. de Bruyn
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pidgin-encryption (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin-encryption
On a clean install of ubuntu gutsy and on an upgrade, I get the following error messages when using the pidgin-encryption plugin.
Bad permissions on key file: known_keys
Pidgin-Encryption will not save keys to a world- or group-accessible file.
It also complains about "id" and "id.priv"
Running chmod go= ~/.purple/id ~/.purple/id.priv ~/.purple/
| Changed in pidgin-encryption: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Changed in pidgin-encryption: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
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I just got this on Jaunty, but the last time I enabled Pidgin-Encryption was with Feisty, back in the Gaim days. I checked the three files responsible, and they had 644 permissions for some reason. This caused Pidgin-Encryption to popup a notification for each entry in each file, over 10 in my case, complaining about permissions.
It's reasonable to refuse to operate in this situation, but a torrent of notifications is not helpful. Pidgin-Encryption should check the permissions of the three files first, and then provide a single dialog offering to remove 'group' and 'other' permissions if this is required.