NAME
dpkg-statoverride - override ownership and mode of files
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-statoverride [options] command
DESCRIPTION
`stat overrides' are a way to tell dpkg(1) to use a different owner or
mode for a file when a package is installed. (note: I use the word
`file' here, but in reality this can be any filesystem object that dpkg
handles, including directories, devices, etc.). This can be used to
force programs that are normally setuid to be install without a setuid
flag, or only executable by a certain group.
dpkg-statoverride is a utility to manage the list of stat overrides. It
has three basic functions: adding, removing and listing overrides.
COMMANDS
--add user group mode file
Add an override for file. file does not need to exist when this
command is used; the override will be stored and used later.
Users and groups can be specified by their name (for example
root or nobody), or by their number by prepending the number
with a `#' (for example #0 or #65534). The mode needs to be
specified in octal.
If --update is specified and file exists, it is immediately set
to the new owner and mode.
--remove file
Remove an override for file, the status of file is left
unchanged by this command.
--list [glob-pattern]
List all overrides. If a glob pattern is specified restrict the
output to overrides which match the glob. If there are no
overrides or none match the glob dpkg-statoverride will exit
with an exitcode of 1.
--help Show the usage message and exit.
--version
Show the version and exit.
OPTIONS
--admindir directory
Change the directory of the dpkg database where the statoverride
file is also stored. Defaults to /var/lib/dpkg.
--force
Force an action, even if a sanity check would otherwise prohibit
it. This is necessary to override an existing override.
--update
Immediately try to change the file to the new owner and mode if
it exists.
--quiet
Be less verbose about what we do.
FILES
/var/lib/dpkg/statoverride
File which contains the current list of stat overrides of the
system. It is located in the dpkg administration directory,
along with other files important to dpkg, such as `status' or
`available'.
Note: dpkg-statoverride preserves the old copy of this file,
with extension "-old", before replacing it with the new one.
SEE ALSO
dpkg(1).
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2000 Wichert Akkerman
This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.