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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: security vs. usability
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-02-06 11:03:10
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Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> 
> > > for me, even running my greetest from a root shell doesn't work recently.
> > > that is _really_ bad. way too paranoid.
> > >
> > That is another problem then. The paranoia only affects setuid programs
> >
> it says:
> KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
> KCrash: Application Name = kdm path = <unknown>
> The KDE libraries are not designed to run with suid privileges.
> 
> so presumably drkonqui refuses to run.
> the crash itself is probably caused by a refused connection to the
> x-server - whyever. non-kde apps work fine and some days ago kde apps
> worked, too.
> 
> i'm wondering, how the detection whether we're suid is done. it seems
> not to be very sophisticated ...
> 
It's about uid != euid or gid != egid, but note that this doesn't crash
but simply exit.

Greetings, Stephan

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