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dpkg-statoverride(8)		dpkg utilities		  dpkg-statoverride(8)

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 over‐
	      rides 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 © 2000 Wichert Akkerman

       This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2  or
       later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.

Debian project			  2009-06-26		  dpkg-statoverride(8)
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