Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 01:17:26 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: kwoody@abalone.citytel.net Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: An X question.. Message-ID: <XFMail.980512011726.malte@webmore.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980511115347.29548B-100000@abalone.citytel.net>
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On 11-May-98 kwoody@abalone.citytel.net wrote: > On Mon, 11 May 1998, Malte Lance wrote: >> On 11-May-98 Keith Woodworth wrote: >> > Now according to /usr/include/sys/errno.h and error 13 is permission >> > denied. >> > there is a symlink for X to /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86_s3 with lrwxrwxrwx >> > and xf86_s3 is rw-r-r, so since no execute bits are set I'm assuming >> > thats why the permission denied error. >> Yes. >> Assuming you are using XFree86-3.3.2, make your Xserver (XF86_s3) mode 755. >> Do NOT set it suid. > Havent been able to try it yet but will soon, and yes its 3.3.2. Is > setting it suid a security risk? Yes. Malte > > Thanks > Keith > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Date: 12-May-98 Time: 01:12:16 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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