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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dbus problems - am I the only one who has these?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:27:53
Message-Id: 20130711132736.2544c7a5@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] dbus problems - am I the only one who has these? by Samuli Suominen
1 On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:39:21 +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote:
2
3 > >> I get this on my desktop but not my laptop, yet I have been unable to
4 > >> find the difference that accounts for it. In the end I gave up and
5 > >> made /usr/libexec/dbus-daemon-launch-helper world-executable :(
6
7 > Making it world executable is same as giving root to every user on your
8 > system -- as it makes it possible to escalate to user 'root' or at
9 > least group 'messagebus'
10
11 I realise that, but I was unable to find a proper fix.
12
13 > So... Instead, the problem is often solved by simple re-emerge:
14 >
15 > # emerge -1 glib dbus dbus-glib
16
17 Often, maybe - always, definitely not. This machine has suffered from
18 that issue for some time and none of the suggested solutions, including
19 that one, or a few more desperate measures, have made any difference.
20
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22 --
23 Neil Bothwick
24
25 Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away

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