file permissions don't stick

[Guest patvan]

Newbie here...

 

I'm using 9.1 and I'm having problems with file permissions:

 

I have a directory named /home/mp3 with the followings specs: drwx--x--x user: root group:mp3

 

It's on a reiserfs partition that was created before Mandrake was installed (from an old Gentoo install).

 

Now, when I sudo chmod g+rw to gain access to it (my non-root user is in the mp3 group) all works fine and the directory now reads: drwxrwx--x

 

However, after a while (30-60 mins), or after a reboot the permissions revert back to their original settings. What causes this, and how can I avoid it?

[paul]

I can almost lay money that it will be msec

edit /etc/postfix/aliases and put your self in the root aliases

example:

# CHANGE THIS LINE to an account of a HUMAN

root:           paul@mandrakeusers.org

after that run

postalias /etc/postfix/aliases

then you will recieve emails from msec and other services ... it should tell you when it changes things

[Guest patvan]

I tried your solution, but couldn't get it to work because:

 

A) I can't run postalias because my machine "doesn't have a fully qualified hostname".

 

B) I can't change the hostname because msec(?) keeps changing it back to its original value.

 

It's the chicken vs. the egg problem...

 

I tried using DrakPerm to add the home/mp3 directory to the list; seemed to work but it was then changed back to its original value.

 

Curse you msec!

 

Where would I find things that msec changed? somewhere in the var/logs?

[Guest patvan]

Well, it seems I probably did my edits in DrakPerm between two msec runs.

 

The permissions are now sticking to what I put them in DrakPerm, even though I can't see them in DrakPerm.

 

So DrakPerm was the way to go..