X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/0977f81757f42889a9edb761061529041afe0a06..cbb1005a0a2e026e4a7361b0ff86888af192ee85:/debian/apt.postinst

diff --git a/debian/apt.postinst b/debian/apt.postinst
index b0a5da7d8..bcc18b4e5 100755
--- a/debian/apt.postinst
+++ b/debian/apt.postinst
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ case "$1" in
 	adduser --force-badname --system -home /var/empty \
 	    --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true
 
+        # ensure the passwords can still be read by the methods
+        if [ -e /etc/apt/auth.conf ]; then
+            chown _apt:root /etc/apt/auth.conf
+        fi
+
 	# deal with upgrades from experimental
 	if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" 'eq' '1.1~exp3'; then
 	    # libapt will setup partial/ at runtime