https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774558 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774558#c Jiri Srain changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|jsrain@suse.com |mchang@suse.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774558 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774558#c2 James McDaniel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|jmcdaniel3@austin.rr.com | --- Comment #2 from James McDaniel 2012-08-13 01:36:41 UTC --- Thank you Christian for taking the time to look at this issue. Instead of using 747, I should have asked for 755. When I did a quick look, I had the value matrix turned on its side, my mistake. Basically I just did a fresh install of openSUSE 12.2 RC2 and in terminal I can run this command I get: james@linux-3qm9:~> ls -l /etc/default/grub -rw------- 1 root root 1803 Aug 13 2012 /etc/default/grub I think this is a 600 setting perhaps by default. With this default, I get this output for help. james@linux-3qm9:~> /usr/sbin/grub2-install --help /usr/sbin/grub2-install: line 69: /etc/default/grub: Permission denied If I check out one of the grub2 file permissions, here is what I find: james@linux-3qm9:~> ls -l /usr/sbin/grub2-install -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 33029 Jul 30 13:43 /usr/sbin/grub2-install In fact, all of the grub2 files seem to be set for 755 as best as I can tell. If I then run this command: james@linux-3qm9:~> sudo chmod 755 /etc/default/grub james@linux-3qm9:~> ls -l /etc/default/grub -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1803 Aug 13 2012 /etc/default/grub Now I get this: james@linux-3qm9:~> /usr/sbin/grub2-install --help Usage: grub2-install [OPTION] [INSTALL_DEVICE] Install GRUB on your drive. -h, --help print this message and exit -v, --version print the version information and exit --modules=MODULES pre-load specified modules MODULES --boot-directory=DIR install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub2 instead of the /boot/grub2 directory --target=TARGET install GRUB for TARGET platform [default=current] --directory=DIR use GRUB images from DIR. Takes precedence over target --grub-setup=FILE use FILE as grub-setup --grub-mkimage=FILE use FILE as grub-mkimage --grub-mkrelpath=FILE use FILE as grub-mkrelpath --grub-probe=FILE use FILE as grub-probe --allow-floppy make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes. --recheck delete device map if it already exists --force install even if problems are detected --force-file-id use identifier file even if UUID is available --disk-module=MODULE disk module to use (biosdisk or native). This option is only available on BIOS target. --no-nvram don't update the `boot-device' NVRAM variable. This option is only available on IEEE1275 targets. --removable the installation device is removable. This option is only available on EFI. --bootloader-id=ID the ID of bootloader. This option is only available on EFI. --efi-directory=DIR use DIR as the EFI System Partition root. INSTALL_DEVICE must be system device filename. grub2-install copies GRUB images into /boot/grub2, and uses grub-setup to install grub into the boot sector. Report bugs to . I have a bash utility called grub2cmd I am working on in the openSUSE forums, trying to enhance the ability to use and work with grub2. http://forums.opensuse.org/blogs/jdmcdaniel3/gnu-grub2-command-listing-helpe... I think I should be able to get grub2 command help without being root and I think all of the grub2 files should have the same permissions perhaps, but I admit to not being the expert on this issue. For my bash utility, I want to be a standard user, for even help in grub2cmd, unless you must be root for some command, and then I am just using sudo. Anyway, that is what brought up this issue in the first place. I very much appreciate your attention to this very minor issue. Thank You, James McDaniel -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.