Lab 32.3 issue with Ubuntu
I have another issue with ubuntu 20.04!
When working through Lab 32.3, after running,setfacl -m u:fool:rw /tmp/afile
and then logging is as fool, I am still unable to modify /tmp/afile
It works fine in both the Fedora and OpenSUSE VMs I have in Vmware.
I've attached a screenshot of the process, Fedora alongside Ubuntu.
Any idea why Ubuntu is not giving the same results as the others?
(ubuntu is running on a real machine, Fedora and OpenSUSE are running in VMware)
Also, in the solution, at point 5, 'In window 2' should it not be a command such as,$cat /tmp/afile
to elicit the Permission denied response?
Comments
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Hi Gairsty, Thank you for this question, you are correct this is broken in Ubuntu 20.04. I will do further investigation but for now we have to list this a bug.
Thanks Lee1 -
It seems to be related to "/tmp" but I'm still working on it.
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That's where I got to, then I tried Fedora and OpenSUSE and couldn't see any difference.
I look forward to seeing what the issue is.
Cheers
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Hi @gairsty ,
I just confirmed this is working on Ubuntu 18.04. After added acl's for the second username, I was able to edit the file created by the another username. I just had to do ":wq!" in order to be able to edit the file (using vim).
But if that's not working on Ubuntu 20, that looks like a bug, as Lee said.
Many regards,
Luis.0 -
I just had to do ":wq!" in order to be able to edit the file (using vim).
Hi Luis.
As a non-vim user, what does that mean?
(I'll ask directly rather than searching the internet and having to do wade through rafts of emacs vs vim posts... )1 -
Hi @gairsty ,
Basically it woks on Ubuntu 18 and it's broken on Ubuntu 20. So, if you want to test the functionality on Ubuntu, please try with 18.04.
Many regards,
Luis.0 -
LOL!
I'll pass, I made it work on Fedora and openSUSE, just glad it's not something I'd done wrong!Thank you!
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Hehehe, that's pretty good! I'm glad it's clear now
Many regards,
Luis.0 -
Also, in the solution, at point 5, 'In window 2' should it not be a command such as,
$cat /tmp/afile to elicit the Permission denied response?0 -
If you are in vi, typing :wq! lets you save("w", for write) and exit ("q", for quit) in one step. You don't need the ! for that
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overwriting the file is fine as a test and was used throughout
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Found the root issue, the ACL's are ignored if the sticky bit is on for the directory. This only applies to Ubuntu 20.04 so far. For the lab, use a different directory.
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Using another directory is not quite trivial as for both users to access the file it needs to be someplace where both can modify it, which is why /tmp was used to begin with. This sounds like a bug in Ubuntu 20.04 unless we can find something in the actual documentation that says it is a bug everywhere else, so for the moment the lab won't change, except perhaps to note that Ubuntu 20.04 is on its own planet, once we decide that is true
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Note: I am continuing the rest of my courses on Ubuntu 18.04!
Of the many things I've learned recently, no distro is the same as any other. I understand why, and can appreciate that things are improved, etc. etc.... but it's very annoying when you're learning!!1 -
Hi.
Same here on my Ubuntu 20.04LTS. OK, I've worked on different directory such as /home/myuser and checked it works as expected.BTW, is I'm curious about how to monitor what happens on OS when access to /tmp/afile is denied by permission. Any ideas?
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Hi @m.taniguchi ,
BTW, is I'm curious about how to monitor what happens on OS when access to /tmp/afile is denied by permission. Any ideas?
What do you mean with that? Can you re-phrase or explain it, please?
Regards,
Luis.0 -
@luisviveropena Oh, sorry. I meant about how to debug setfacl functionality , when the unexpected "Permission denied" message came up, I checked syslog or kernel log, but nothing imply error . How do you check and debug if setfacl not work as expected? (Or is it impossible?)
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Hi @m.taniguchi ,
Ok, got it. I think you would think in a test method, that could be useful for other tools as well. I'd say you can do the following:
1.- Test the functionality as described in the documentation.
2.- If it doesn't work, check the configuration, if there is any, as there may be an error in this part.
3.- Confirm if the user you are working with is the correct.
4.- Confirm if the permissions on the file(s) and/or directory(ries) are the correct.
5.- Look for documented bugs for the feature.
6.- If it doesn't work yet, try it in another version on the same distro (a previous distro may be able to get it working).
7.- It it doesn't work yet, try it in another distro.There are things that are more difficult to troubleshoot than others, specially when it's a bug.
Regards,
Luis.0
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