Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 09:22:04 +0100 From: Thorsten Greiner <thorsten.greiner@web.de> To: Oliver Lehmann <lehmann@ans-netz.de> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: update xfce 4.0.0 -> xfce 4.0.1 Message-ID: <20031208082204.GA5329@tybalt.nev.psi.de> In-Reply-To: <20031207182751.2f0ef045.lehmann@ans-netz.de> References: <20031207182751.2f0ef045.lehmann@ans-netz.de>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
* Oliver Lehmann <lehmann@ans-netz.de> [2003-12-08 09:12]:
> The swap monitor is reading 'No swap', and on the console these lines
> print out about two or three times per second:
> kvm_open: short read
> kfce4-panel: cannot read sw:
> kvm_open: short read
> kfce4-panel: cannot read swapblist:
First, systemload-plugin-0.3.3 has been committed yesterday, but I
don't think that will change this behaviour. The reason for what
your seeing is that reading swap information under 4.x is done by
reading /dev/kmem (opposed to a sysctl under 5.x). To access kmem
the process requires the kmem privilege. Since the xfce-plugins
operate as shared objects inside the xfce-panel plugin this would
require to give the xfce-panel executable suid (sgid might actually
be sufficient) kmem privileges.
I you are willing to test if giving the xfce-panel sgid kmem
priviliges fixes the problem I am willing to update the port and
state this procedure as a w/around for 4.x users.
Best regards
-Thorsten
--=20
Williams and Holland's Law:
If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by
statistical methods.
This message is digitally signed. To verify its integrity, download a copy
of GnuPG for your operating system from http://www.gnupg.org .
--sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature
Content-Disposition: inline
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD)
iD8DBQE/1DSsRThlmOhl9moRAiUNAKCz+iHsoNs9qpU9Zqh/2nnkr96kAACgs1NC
ppMrh45wIhV4aMhy9t/zPAg=
=uYrX
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--sm4nu43k4a2Rpi4c--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20031208082204.GA5329>