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On 161213-15:29-0800, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> On 2016-12-13 08:20, Jeremi Piotrowski wrote: |
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> > > More generally, I'm wondering about set*id binaries in gentoo. If I |
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> > > don't want/need the particular feature thus provided, can I simply |
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> > > turn off the set*id bit? |
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> > |
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> > Most of the time packages will not work correctly (as defined by |
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> > upstream) and will require you to run them as root explicitly |
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> > (e.g. through sudo). |
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> Returning to the special case of man-db package, both man and mandb seem |
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> to run fine as normal non-suid binaries (after I also changed the perms |
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> on /var/cache/man to the normal root:root, 644/755). |
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> I reported the bug: |
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> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602588 |
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This whole issue (since the start of this thread)... Thanks for |
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reporting it! It's been, and continues to be (lots of ongoing suspense, |
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and, in segments only, even non-disclosure; both for longer yet) the |
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most interesting information that I've had recently. |
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(Also I'll update A.S.A.P.) |
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Miroslav Rovis |
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Zagreb, Croatia |
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http://www.CroatiaFidelis.hr |
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