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NAME

       dpkg-statoverride - override ownership and mode of files

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-statoverride [option...] command

DESCRIPTION

       “stat  overrides” are a way to tell dpkg(1) to use a different owner or mode for a path when a package is
       installed (this applies to 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 path
              Add an override for path. path 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 path exists, it is immediately set to the new owner and mode.

       --remove path
              Remove an override for path, the status of path 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 overrides 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 path to the new owner and mode if it exists.

       --quiet
              Be less verbose about what we do.

ENVIRONMENT

       DPKG_ADMINDIR
              If set and the --admindir option has not been  specified,  it  will  be  used  as  the  dpkg  data
              directory.

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).