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Moving USE flags from local to global status is frequently discussed |
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here, so this seems to be the right forum to raise the issue... |
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[d531][waltdnes][~] grep suid /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc |
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suid - Enable setuid root program, with potential security risks |
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[d531][waltdnes][~] grep :suid /usr/portage/profiles/use.local.desc |
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net-analyzer/nagios-plugins:suid - Give root privileges to the ICMP, DHCP and IDE S.M.A.R.T. check binaries. This allows them to ignore the access controls that would disallow the nagios user from running the check. |
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net-wireless/kismet:suid - Install a setuid root helper binary with limited functionality; this allows running kismet as a normal user, significantly reducing security risks |
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BTW, I would've appreciated a headsup (news item) on Xorg getting the |
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"suid" USE flag. I use startx, and I couldn't start X <G>. Fortunately, |
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that was on my netbook, and I was able to Google the solution on my |
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desktop machine... http://en.spontex.org/forum/thread/561/1/ I'm |
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posting a heads up on the user list. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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