Werk #22957: Debian package: fix the setuid fallback
| Component | Site management | ||
| Title | Debian package: fix the setuid fallback | ||
| Date | Nov 2, 2026 | ||
| Level | Trivial Change | ||
| Class | Bug Fix | ||
| Compatibility | Compatible - no manual interaction needed | ||
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The Debian package gives programs like mkeventd_open514 and check_icmp the Linux capabilities they need while installing. Where that fails, e.g. on a filesystem without support for capabilities, it was meant to make them setuid root instead, see Werk #7774. That fallback never worked: The installation printed "Failed to set capabilities ... Falling back to setuid." and then aborted, as it passed chmod a wrong path. Now the fallback works, and the installation completes.