[opensuse] UFO sighted in 11.0 filesystem root - have others experienced similar UFO sightings
Guys, I sighted an Unidentified Filesystem Object in the filesystem root this evening and need to see if others have evidence of such a phenomena. The object in question is: 01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l / drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-30 09:56 .config/ 01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l /.config -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278 2010-03-30 09:56 Trolltech.conf 01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> cat /.config/Trolltech.conf [Qt%20Plugin%20Cache%204.6.false] usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\backend\kauth_backend_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:10 usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\helper\kauth_helper_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:11 (Why the DOS path separators?) Now I know what this object is, but the question outstanding is what could I have done to put this creature on my filesystem. What in the heck is a kde4 shared object from out qt buddies at Trolltech doing hanging off my filesystem root. It seems that this object has been abandoned by whatever dropped him off there: 01:41 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /.config file /.config is not owned by any package 01:41 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /.config/Trolltech.conf file /.config/Trolltech.conf is not owned by any package However, the culprit may be identified by what it still points to: 01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib64/kde4/plugins/kauth/backend/kauth_backend_plugin.so kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1 01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib64/kde4/plugins/kauth/helper/kauth_helper_plugin.so kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1 01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q kdelibs4-core kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1 That looks bad. I wonder if now kde4 can't find what it is looking for due to nobody knowing part of a config is hanging off the root filesys.... Have others experienced such a UFO sighting in the past few weeks? Does anybody have any thoughts how the trolltech.conf got there? The 'user' config files in ~/.config/Trolltech.conf contain a lot more info than this one. If it was root's, why isn't it in /root? If it is some system-wide config, why isn't it in /etc? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
I sighted an Unidentified Filesystem Object in the filesystem root this evening and need to see if others have evidence of such a phenomena. The object in question is:
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l / drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-30 09:56 .config/
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l /.config -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278 2010-03-30 09:56 Trolltech.conf
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> cat /.config/Trolltech.conf [Qt%20Plugin%20Cache%204.6.false] usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\backend\kauth_backend_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:10 usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\helper\kauth_helper_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:11
(Why the DOS path separators?)
Cross platform compatibility ?
Now I know what this object is, but the question outstanding is what could I have done to put this creature on my filesystem. What in the heck is a kde4 shared object from out qt buddies at Trolltech doing hanging off my filesystem root.
According to Google & Nokia: .config/Trolltech "is the current location for generic settings accross the Qt applications". -- Per Jessen, Zürich (10.4°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 23 May 2010 13:53:13 David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
I sighted an Unidentified Filesystem Object in the filesystem root this evening and need to see if others have evidence of such a phenomena. The object in question is:
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l / drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-30 09:56 .config/
no /suse/art on my system
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> cat /.config/Trolltech.conf [Qt%20Plugin%20Cache%204.6.false] usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\backend\kauth_backend_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:10 usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\helper\kauth_helper_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:11
But cat /.config/Trolltech.conf gives more or less the same result. (i386 ? instead of x86_64) [Qt%20Plugin%20Cache%204.6.false] usr\lib\kde4\plugins\kauth\backend\kauth_backend_plugin.so=40602, 0, i386 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-04-08T02:59:27 usr\lib\kde4\plugins\kauth\helper\kauth_helper_plugin.so=40602, 0, i386 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-04-08T02:59:27
(Why the DOS path separators?)
Strange indeed
Have others experienced such a UFO sighting in the past few weeks? Does anybody have any thoughts how the trolltech.conf got there?
The 'user' config files in ~/.config/Trolltech.conf contain a lot more info than this one. If it was root's, why isn't it in /root? If it is some system-wide config, why isn't it in /etc?
Did I by this exercise now belong to the UFO sighters? ;) -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE on a Pentium III , powered by openSUSE 11.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.31.12-0.2-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.4.3 (KDE 4.4.3) 14:47pm up 1 day 17:32, 4 users, load average: 1.22, 0.74, 0.63 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 05/23/2010 02:55 AM, Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:
Did I by this exercise now belong to the UFO sighters? ;)
Yes, But don't report it to anybody, it is rumored to have career limiting consequences :p Thanks for confirming the sighting. No doubt, if we were both visited by the same UFO, I suspect a Novell cover-up is in the making ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday, May 22, 2010 11:53:13 pm David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
I sighted an Unidentified Filesystem Object in the filesystem root this evening and need to see if others have evidence of such a phenomena. The object in question is:
Just checked my 11.2 KDE 4.4.3 system, its not on it.
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l / drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-30 09:56 .config/
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> l /.config -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278 2010-03-30 09:56 Trolltech.conf
01:25 alchemy:~/suse/art> cat /.config/Trolltech.conf [Qt%20Plugin%20Cache%204.6.false] usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\backend\kauth_backend_plugin.so=4060 2, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:10 usr\lib64\kde4\plugins\kauth\helper\kauth_helper_plugin.so=40602, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2010-03-27T00:42:11
(Why the DOS path separators?)
Now I know what this object is, but the question outstanding is what could I have done to put this creature on my filesystem. What in the heck is a kde4 shared object from out qt buddies at Trolltech doing hanging off my filesystem root.
It seems that this object has been abandoned by whatever
dropped
him off there:
01:41 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /.config file /.config is not owned by any package 01:41 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /.config/Trolltech.conf file /.config/Trolltech.conf is not owned by any package
However, the culprit may be identified by what it still points to:
01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib64/kde4/plugins/kauth/backend/kauth_backend_plugin.so kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1
01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib64/kde4/plugins/kauth/helper/kauth_helper_plugin.so kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1
01:44 alchemy:~/suse/art> rpm -q kdelibs4-core kdelibs4-core-4.4.3-255.1
That looks bad. I wonder if now kde4 can't find what it is looking for due to nobody knowing part of a config is hanging off the root filesys....
Have others experienced such a UFO sighting in the past few weeks? Does anybody have any thoughts how the trolltech.conf got there?
The 'user' config files in ~/.config/Trolltech.conf contain a lot more info than this one. If it was root's, why isn't it in /root? If it is some system-wide config, why isn't it in /etc? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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