Re: installation of suid binaries by dpkg &c.
On Fri, 22 Nov 96 06:28 GMT, Ian Jackson writes:
>I think that the mechanisms that have been proposed are interesting,
>and do meet a real need.
>
>However, I think they're way too complicated.
This was my impression too.
>I propose the following arrangement instead: that there be a
>configuration file for dpkg which can override installed packages'
>idea of what ownerships and permissions files should have.
>When you chown a binary you just add the name of the file to this
>configuration file, and the next time dpkg updates the binary it will
>copy the old permissions rather than using the ones from the package.
Good idea!
David
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