Lintian tag: chown-with-dot

Type: pedantic

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

The named script uses a dot to separate owner and group in a call like
chown user.group but that usage is deprecated.

Please use a colon instead, as in:

chown user:group.

Please refer to
https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2022/03/msg00138.html for details.

Visibility: pedantic
Show-Always: no
Check: script/deprecated/chown

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
alien 8.95.9-1 alien/8.95.9-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 '".$owninfo->{$file [usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm:853]
bip 0.9.3-1.2 bip/0.9.3-1.2 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 "$BIPUSER"."$BIPGROUP [postinst:12]
checkinstall 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-5.1 checkinstall/1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-5.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 root.root [usr/bin/checkinstall:1861]
checkinstall 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-5.1 checkinstall/1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-5.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 root.root [usr/bin/checkinstall:1685]
cups-x2go 3.0.1.4-2 cups-x2go/3.0.1.4-2 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $uid,$gid,"$spfile.title [usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-x2go:145]
debianutils 5.23.2 debianutils/5.23.2 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 "$filename.new [usr/bin/savelog:318]
dgit 13.17 dgit-infrastructure/13.17 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 /home/builder/.ssh [usr/share/dgit-infrastructure/debian/tag2upload-builder-rebuild:43]
dgit 13.17 dgit-infrastructure/13.17 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 /home/builder/.gnupg [usr/share/dgit-infrastructure/debian/tag2upload-builder-rebuild:47]
dhcp-probe 1.3.1-1.1 dhcp-probe/1.3.1-1.1+b1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $logname.today [usr/share/doc/dhcp-probe/examples/rotate_logs:144]
dracut 109-1 dracut-network/109-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 "$tmpfilesdir/rpcbind.conf [usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/74nfs/module-setup.sh:79]
dracut 109-1exp1 dracut-network/109-1exp1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 "$tmpfilesdir/rpcbind.conf [usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/74nfs/module-setup.sh:79]
dtc 0.35.5-1 dtc-common/0.35.5-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 named.named [usr/share/dtc/admin/install/functions:1878]
dtc 0.35.5-1 dtc-common/0.35.5-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 bind.bind [usr/share/doc/dtc/contrib/slavezone_update:38]
dump1090-mutability 1.15~20180310.4a16df3+dfsg-8.1 dump1090-mutability/1.15~20180310.4a16df3+dfsg-8.1+b2 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $CONFIGFILE.tmp [postinst:99]
fsvs 1.2.12-2 fsvs/1.2.12-2 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 0.$group [usr/share/doc/fsvs/examples/setup.sh:38]
gambas3 3.20.4-1 gambas3-ide/3.20.4-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 ?*.AppImage?Unable [usr/bin/gambas3.gambas:17676]
gosa 2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 gosa/2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 overridden chown-with-dot 1 ("/etc/gosa/gosa.conf.orig [usr/sbin/gosa-encrypt-passwords:112]
gosa 2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 gosa/2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 overridden chown-with-dot 1 ("/etc/gosa/gosa.secrets [usr/sbin/gosa-encrypt-passwords:72]
gosa 2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 gosa/2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 overridden chown-with-dot 1 ("/etc/gosa/gosa.conf [usr/sbin/gosa-encrypt-passwords:119]
gosa 2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 gosa/2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 overridden chown-with-dot 1 ("/etc/gosa/gosa.conf [usr/sbin/gosa-mcrypt-to-openssl-passwords:103]
gosa 2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 gosa/2.8~git20230203.10abe45+dfsg-19 overridden chown-with-dot 1 ("/etc/gosa/gosa.conf.orig [usr/sbin/gosa-mcrypt-to-openssl-passwords:96]
ikiwiki 3.20250501-2 ikiwiki/3.20250501-2 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $wrapper.new [usr/share/perl5/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm:313]
inn2 2.7.4~20250809-1 inn2/2.7.4~20250809-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 inn-secrets.conf [usr/lib/news/bin/innupgrade:298]
inn2 2.7.4~20250809-1 inn2/2.7.4~20250809-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $file.new [usr/lib/news/bin/innupgrade:385]
lxc-templates 3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 lxc-templates/3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 root.root [usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-slackware:78]
lxc-templates 3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 lxc-templates/3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 root.root [usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-slackware:74]
lxc-templates 3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 lxc-templates/3.0.4.89.gc128b96-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 root.mail [usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-slackware:84]
munin 2.999.16-1 munin/2.999.16-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 munin.munin [etc/init.d/munin-tmpfiles:32]
munin 2.999.16-1 munin-async/2.999.16-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 munin-async.munin-async [etc/init.d/munin-async:30]
open-build-service 2.9.4-10 obs-server/2.9.4-10 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 obsrun.obsrun [usr/lib/obs/server/setup-appliance.sh:226]
open-build-service 2.9.4-10 obs-server/2.9.4-10 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 obsrun.obsrun [usr/lib/obs/server/setup-appliance.sh:268]
open-build-service 2.9.4-10 obs-server/2.9.4-10 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 wwwrun.www [usr/lib/obs/server/setup-appliance.sh:372]
resource-agents 1:4.16.0-4 resource-agents/1:4.16.0-4+b1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 rpcuser.rpcuser [usr/lib/ocf/resource.d/heartbeat/nfsserver:476]
resource-agents 1:4.16.0-4 resource-agents/1:4.16.0-4+b1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 rpcuser.rpcuser [usr/lib/ocf/resource.d/heartbeat/nfsserver:469]
resource-agents 1:4.16.0-4 resource-agents/1:4.16.0-4+b1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 rpcuser.rpcuser [usr/lib/ocf/resource.d/heartbeat/nfsnotify:212]
roundcube 1.6.11+dfsg-1 roundcube-core/1.6.11+dfsg-1 overridden chown-with-dot 1 "$CONFFILE.ucftmp [postinst:227]
rsnapshot 1.5.1-1 rsnapshot/1.5.1-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 root.root [usr/share/doc/rsnapshot/examples/utils/backup_pgsql.sh:29]
smokeping 2.8.2+ds-1 smokeping/2.8.2+ds-1 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 ${DAEMON_USER}.root [etc/init.d/smokeping:92]
suck 4.3.5-5 suck/4.3.5-5 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 news.${NEWSGROUP [usr/share/doc/suck/examples/get.news.inn:114]
tea4cups 3.14~alpha0+svn3576-2.2 cups-tea4cups/3.14~alpha0+svn3576-2.2 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 root.root [usr/lib/cups/backend/tea4cups:53]
uml-utilities 20070815.4-2.1 uml-utilities/20070815.4-2.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $uid.$gid [usr/bin/humfsify:279]
uml-utilities 20070815.4-2.1 uml-utilities/20070815.4-2.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $uid.$gid [usr/bin/humfsify:309]
uml-utilities 20070815.4-2.1 uml-utilities/20070815.4-2.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $user.$group [usr/bin/humfsify:143]
uml-utilities 20070815.4-2.1 uml-utilities/20070815.4-2.1 pedantic chown-with-dot 7 $user.$group [usr/bin/humfsify:145]
whereami 0.3.35 whereami/0.3.35 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $FILENAME.tmp [usr/share/whereami/actions/bind-forwarders:59]
whereami 0.3.35 whereami/0.3.35 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $1.tmp [usr/share/whereami/actions/netscape-option:9]
whereami 0.3.35 whereami/0.3.35 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $EXIM_CONFFILE.N [usr/share/whereami/actions/setmailrelay:161]
whereami 0.3.35 whereami/0.3.35 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $SENDMAIL_CONFFILE.N [usr/share/whereami/actions/setmailrelay:98]
whereami 0.3.35 whereami/0.3.35 pedantic chown-with-dot 1 $EXIM4_CONFFILE.N [usr/share/whereami/actions/setmailrelay:192]