Filesystem check: There are incorrect permissions on some items: /var/lock

Symptoms

• Under Tools & Settings > Diagnose & Repair > Filesystem section, the following error is shown:

  CONFIG_TEXT: There are incorrect permissions on some items: /var/lock

• plesk repair fs reports the error:

  # plesk repair fs -v
  
  Checking Linux system files
  
  There are incorrect permissions on some items: /var/lock .......... [ERROR]
  - Incorrect permissions on /var/lock. Expected: one of 0777.
  Actual: 01777.
  Incorrect type of /var/lock. Expected: symlink. Actual:
  directory

Cause

Properties of /var/lock are incorrect. It is a directory instead of a symlink.

Resolution

1. Connect to the server via SSH

2. Move the /var/lock directory:

   # mv /var/lock /var/lock.bk

3. Recreate the symlink by repairing the file system:

   # plesk repair fs -system -y