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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: security vs. usability
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ob6 () inf ! tu-dresden ! de>
Date:       2001-02-06 11:43:04
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> > 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,
>
that imposes itself virtually ...
still i'm wondering, why drkonqui refuses to run giving exactly this
message ... i will have a look at it.

> but note that this doesn't crash but simply exit.
> 
of course. at least it's supposed to. :)

best regards

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