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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 49987] WinPopup plugin stays to try to change samba config
From:       Martijn Klingens <klingens () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-11-02 17:11:27
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------- Additional Comments From klingens@kde.org  2002-11-02 18:11 -------
Subject: Re: [Kopete-devel]  WinPopup plugin stays to try to change samba config

On Saturday 02 November 2002 18:00, Gav Wood wrote:
> the plugin first writes the new smb.conf file to /tmp and backs up the old
> one. at this point if the file cannot be written it goes no further (it
> might be a good idea to pop up a box...). this prevents a nasty person from
> putting a dodgy smb.conf.new in /tmp.

Hmm, ok. Still, it feels a lot safer to me to put the file in the user's home 
dir instead. Just in case you know :)

> yes, sadly. i haven't thought of a _nice_ way around this yet though... i
> dont much want to kdesu a script and asking the user for two root logins
> seems a bit silly too.

Well, I think it's better to call a script, more precisely to make the script 
also modify the smb.conf so that file doesn't need read privs for normal 
users, but that's my 2 cents only of course ;-)
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