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libxml2 and glib are small libraries (1.5bm in total). It is not as |
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heavy as (for example) python or perl. Libxml2 can be dropped, but i |
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probably will not. Glib is a convenient library for C programming that |
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more programs should use nowadays. The advantages that you get from this |
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system are pretty large. |
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Providing the same functionality with shell scripts is pretty difficult. |
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Concerning security, i only see the socket as a possible security problem. |
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What else can be exploited ? You should not run the init or control |
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program suid root offcourse. |
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On Fri, 2 May 2003, Paul de Vrieze wrote: |
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> On Friday 02 May 2003 11:34, Wouter van Kleunen wrote: |
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> > I wrote a new init system that has numerous advantages over the old script |
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> > based init system. Please have a look at: |
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> > pinit.sf.net |
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> > I am a gentoo user, and i converted my scripts -> services for my system. |
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> > I would like to have feedback on this system. Please try it out on your |
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> > system (safely from your home directory). |
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> My main objection is the dependency on glib and libxml2. Those are |
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> dependencies that are too IMHO too strong for an init system. I think shell |
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> scripts are much safer. |
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> Paul |
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> Paul de Vrieze |
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> Researcher |
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> Mail: pauldv@××××××.nl |
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> Homepage: http://www.cs.kun.nl/~pauldv |
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