Re: Xterm library failure...
On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 08:00:21AM +0100, Neil Levine wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 01:36:00AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann a ecrit:
> > >
> > > Thanks. Is there any reason why this works as root but not as a
> > > regular user?
> >
> > If you attempt to run a suid binary (check with ls -l), then it won't work
> > with LD_LIBRARY_PATH, I think.
>
> Ah, this is what I thought. I notice there is a general ambivalence to
> suid programs, with the 'su' binary not being suid on install. Is this
> is a deliberate design issue or the result of incomplete development?
It's just a bug.
Marcus
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