AirVPN fails to start giving following error:  [Solved]

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AirVPN fails to start giving following error:

#1 Post by handy »

Hi all, long time no post. I'm running the Fluxbox edition, it is up to date, i use Openbox WM without the Fluxbox GUI running. I have multiple machines running this way & have been running Linux (& BSD's) this way (meaning using Openbox instead of DE's) since 2008.

Anyway, i'll post my error followed by the system info. Thanks for your time.

The error when trying to start "Eddie":

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Exception: Executable '/usr/sbin/iptables-nft' not allowed: Writable by groupWritable by other;
System info (running on the Clevo - see signature):

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-23-amd64
    root=UUID=2e2ba9ca-7e15-4c42-8452-0fe9389cae82 ro
  Desktop: Openbox v: 3.6.1 info: tint2 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0
    Distro: MX-23.3_fluxbox_x64 Libretto October 15 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux
    12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Notebook product: P15SM-A/SM1-A v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Notebook model: P15SM-A/SM1-A serial: <superuser required>
    BIOS: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 03/27/2014
Memory:
  RAM: total: 15.54 GiB used: 1.77 GiB (11.4%)
  RAM Report: permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges
    required.
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-4810MQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
    gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 0x28
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1271 high: 1593 min/max: 800/3800 scaling:
    driver: intel_cpufreq governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1457 2: 1593 3: 1413
    4: 1458 5: 1232 6: 900 7: 900 8: 1219 bogomips: 44695
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT
    vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
    STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
    affected
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics
    vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 process: Intel 22nm
    built: 2013 ports: active: HDMI-A-2,eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1,
    HDMI-A-3 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0416 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GK104M [GeForce GTX 880M] vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
    driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free: series: 470.xx+
    status: legacy-active (EOL~2023/24) arch: Kepler code: GKxxx
    process: TSMC 28nm built: 2012-18 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1198
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 59.0 C
  Device-3: Bison BisonCam NB Pro type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 2-10:10
    chip-ID: 5986:055c class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.65x15.00")
    s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-2 pos: primary model: AOC Q27T1G5
    serial: <filter> built: 2020 res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2
    size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15b1 built: 2012 res: 1920x1080
    hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW
    GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio
    vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0c0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio
    vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK 8 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
    chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: NVIDIA GK104 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0e0a class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-23-amd64 status: kernel-api
    tools: alsamixer,alsamixergui,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 05:00.2 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b1
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 2-4:4 chip-ID: 8087:07dc class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1
    lmp-v: 4.0 sub-v: 500 hci-v: 4.0 rev: 500
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:5 sco-mtu: 96:5 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object
    transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.04 TiB used: 489.88 GiB (23.5%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS721010A9E630
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: A3J0 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ABD100
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
    type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 1U scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Crucial model: CT240M500SSD3
    size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: MU05 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 52.48 GiB size: 51.36 GiB (97.86%) used: 32.11 GiB (62.5%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-2: /media/handy/games.plus raw-size: 931.49 GiB
    size: 915.81 GiB (98.32%) used: 457.77 GiB (50.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1
    maj-min: 8:17
  ID-3: /media/handy/scratch raw-size: 859.24 GiB size: 844.69 GiB (98.31%)
    used: 28 KiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    file: /swap/swap
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 size: 8.8 GiB fs: swap
  ID-2: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 100 MiB fs: ntfs
  ID-3: /dev/sdc2 maj-min: 8:34 size: 50.5 GiB fs: ntfs
  ID-4: /dev/sdc3 maj-min: 8:35 size: 172.97 GiB fs: ext4
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 59.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 250 Uptime: 36m wakeups: 2 Init: SysVinit v: 3.06 runlevel: 5
  default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Packages: 2871 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2860 libs: 1622
  tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak
  pkgs: 11 Shell: worker087962664 default: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: sakura
  inxi: 3.3.26
MSI: MAG B560 TORP', i5, RAM 16GB, GTX 1070 Ti 12GB, M2 238GB + USB, MX-23 Fb to Openbx
Lenovo: Ideapad 520S, i5, RAM 8GB, GPU i620, HDD 1TB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
Clevo: P150SM-A, i7, RAM 16GB, nVidia 8600, 2x 1TB HDD & M.2 256 GB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
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Re: AirVPN fails to start giving following error:  [Solved]

#2 Post by fehlix »

handy wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2024 7:53 pm

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Exception: Executable '/usr/sbin/iptables-nft' not allowed: Writable by groupWritable by other;
You may have played around with the file permissions in an amateurish way.
Either reinstall iptables, to get the permissions sorted, or manually correct all iptables-related executables accordingly.
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Re: AirVPN fails to start giving following error:

#3 Post by handy »

Thanks for your reply @fehlix.

I actually hadn't touched any of the permissions. i've grown old & dumb (happy though :) ) & don't tinker with my OS's beyond using tools & applications that i have installed. i thought it must have been something that happened due to an update. i'll try reinstalling iptables & see how that goes. thanks for your help.
MSI: MAG B560 TORP', i5, RAM 16GB, GTX 1070 Ti 12GB, M2 238GB + USB, MX-23 Fb to Openbx
Lenovo: Ideapad 520S, i5, RAM 8GB, GPU i620, HDD 1TB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
Clevo: P150SM-A, i7, RAM 16GB, nVidia 8600, 2x 1TB HDD & M.2 256 GB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
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Re: AirVPN fails to start giving following error:

#4 Post by handy »

@fehlix, thanks, i reinstalled iptables & rebooted the machine just for good measure & AirVPN started-up as it is supposed too. So that was nice & easy. :D

I have no idea what caused the permissions to change though?

Take care?
MSI: MAG B560 TORP', i5, RAM 16GB, GTX 1070 Ti 12GB, M2 238GB + USB, MX-23 Fb to Openbx
Lenovo: Ideapad 520S, i5, RAM 8GB, GPU i620, HDD 1TB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
Clevo: P150SM-A, i7, RAM 16GB, nVidia 8600, 2x 1TB HDD & M.2 256 GB, MX-23 Fb - Openbx
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