[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: security vs. usability
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-02-06 19:36:34
[Download RAW message or body]

On Tuesday 06 February 2001 01:45, 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 ...

We compare uid with euid and gid with egid.

Cheers,
Waldo
-- 
bastian@kde.org | SuSE Labs KDE Developer | bastian@suse.com

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]