Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:07:41 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> To: security@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org, kde@FreeBSD.org Subject: KCheckPass -- make it setuid root or not? Message-ID: <20011019120741.U25747@squall.waterspout.com> In-Reply-To: <20011019120706.T25747@squall.waterspout.com> References: <20011019120706.T25747@squall.waterspout.com>
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 12:07:06PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote: > OK, so I keep getting mail every now and then from people who > can't figure out why kcheckpass / kscreensaver won't authenticate > their password(s). It's because I decided to play it safe and > made kcheckpass non setuid root, which it needs in order to call > getpwnam(). > > But now I'm tired of getting these emails from people who don't > notice the message that kdebase spouts about it. I want to know > if people think it's a safe "risk" to give kcheckpass setuid root > privileges so it Just Works(tm) when people try KDE. Erm, sorry about the lack of a subject... -- wca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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