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On 3/23/08, Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:21:29 +0200 |
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> "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl@g.o> wrote: |
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> > linux-2.6.24 supports file based capabilities via: |
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> > CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES |
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> > This will provide more secured installation for users with a little |
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> > effort, less usage of root user. |
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> > What do you think? |
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> Needs package manager support. Effectively this requires an EAPI bump, |
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> since ebuilds need to know whether they can rely upon caps being |
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> preserved across a merge or whether they have to degrade to a setuid |
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> bit. |
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Why? A simple USE flag should be enough, if set use caps, if not use current. |
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Alon. |
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