Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 05:50:04 -0800 (PST) From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/34780: locate(1)'s database is generated with root permissions Message-ID: <200202101350.g1ADo4e05961@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/34780; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org>
To: Mike Makonnen <mike_makonnen@yahoo.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: conf/34780: locate(1)'s database is generated with root permissions
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 05:46:13 -0800 (PST)
On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Mike Makonnen wrote:
> Yes, it is called by root, but the script su's to user nobody before
> updating the database.
of course, now that i've gone though this again (3rd times a charm), i
see the line i wish i'd seen before:
cd /
echo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb | nice -5 su -fm nobody || rc=3
chmod 444 $locdb || rc=3;;
whoops. my brain is failing me today.
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