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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] kdesu dialog simplification
From:       Simon Perreault <perrea02 () gel ! ulaval ! ca>
Date:       2003-12-19 14:31:57
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Sander Devrieze wrote:
> I don't know if this is a good idea (speed etc), but maybe kdesu should check 
> the command with a blacklist: if someone tries to use kdesu to do things like 
> "rm -rf /" kdesu can maybe show an extra warning in this case...?

Because of symlinks, temporary files, scripts, etc., this blacklist idea 
that inevitably pops up in this kind of discussion is never a good idea.

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Simon Perreault <perrea02@gel.ulaval.ca>
http://nomis80.org
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