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On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:57:02 -0600 |
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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 01:28:17AM -0500, wrote |
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> >> * According to /usr/portage/x11-base/xorg-server/ChangeLog |
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> >> USE="suid" has been enabled as of December 20, 2012. If you do |
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> >> not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a regular |
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> >> user. xdm and other X login managers will still work. |
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> > Let me re-phrase that. A USE="suid" flag has been created. If |
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> > you do not enable it, you will not be able to run startx as a |
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> > regular user. |
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> I checked here and it must be enabled in my profile. I don't have it |
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> in make.conf or any other portage file that I edit. I use the KDE |
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> profile for those who are wondering. It may save time |
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> looking/checking it. |
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It's not in the profile, the xorg-server ebuild sets USE="suid" on by |
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default. |
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Most likely is that Walter has USE="-suid" in his make.conf and sets it |
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back on for things he's checked out personally. Meaning that in this |
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case one slipped through. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |