Bug#3063: sudo executable not readable?

[Michael Meskes <meskes@informatik.rwth-aachen.de>]

Rob Leslie writes:
>
> Package: sudo
> Version: 1.4.2-1
>
> deimos:~:[47]# ls -l =sudo =visudo
> ---s--x--x   1 root     root        37996 Apr 17 07:44 /usr/bin/sudo
> ---x--x--x   1 root     root        21900 Apr 17 07:44 /usr/sbin/visudo
>
> Is there a compelling reason not to give these files mode 4755 and 755
> (respectively) as the packaging guidelines suggest?

Hmm, good question. I will check that with the upstream maintainer and tell
you.

Michael

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