Re: [gentoo-dev] DNS not working except as root

Collins Richey wrote:
>
> On Sat, 12 May 2001 12:41:15 +0200 AGottinger@××××××××.de (Achim
> Gottinger) wrote:
>
> > Collins Richey wrote:
> > >
>
> > > A normal user is denied access to DNS requests, which means
> > that you can only gain internet access with specific ip
> addresses.
> > >
> > > Where are the controls for permitting DNS requests?
> > >
>
> > hrm, give /tmp a sticky bit, that fixed various problems I had
> > here as a normal user.
> >
>
> /tmp was already 1777,
You should also set the sticky bit (chmod +t /tmp). I had a problem with
netscape here. 
Netscape created a file called /tmp/ndebug as root. As I tried to start
netscape as a 
normal user it segfaulted. I added the sticky bit and now all files
created in /tmp are 
owned by root automatic, so normal users can overwrite such files
without problems.
Before that fix I could not start gnome a s a normal user (the file that
caused the problem was /tmp/languages in this case)
After the fix it worked.

but your second post fixed most of the
> problem, ie /etc/resolv.conf was 600 now 644.
>
> Now I can browse with konqueror using names instead of ip
> addresses.
>
> I still have one minor problem that I have seen before.  Some
> distros have the problem, some don't.  I still can't use the
> name for my mail server under sylpheed, just the ip address.  On
> my Sybil (Caldera 3.1 Beta) distro, this works, but
> /etc/resolv.conf, etc., looks pretty much the same.

did you assign your hostname to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts or to your real
IP adress?
(just a suggestion). I will make a package for sylpheed so I can try
that here.

bye achim~

>
> This isn't a biggie.  I've never figured it out.
>
> Thanks,
> ---
> Collins Richey
> Denver area
> gentoo system
>
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