Re: [RFR] templates://fdutils/{templates}
Christian Perrier wrote:
> Your review should be sent as an answer to this mail.
Oh, okay then.
> Template: fdutils/fdmount_setuid
[...]
> + the fdmount program can be installed with the set-user-id bit set, so
ID
> Package: fdutils
[...]
> + - superformat: formats high capacity disks of (up to 1992k
^^
> + for high density disks or up to 3984k for extra density
> + disks);
> + - floppycontrol: configure the floppy driver;
^s
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
--- ../fdutils.old/debian/templates 2007-12-19 10:16:33.000000000 +0000
+++ debian/templates 2007-12-19 21:46:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
Template: fdutils/fdmount_setuid
Type: boolean
Default: false
-_Description: Do you want to make fdmount set-user-id root?
- In order to enable ordinary users to mount a floppy disk using fdmount,
- fdmount needs to be set up as set-user-id root. Please note that this is
- usually considered to be a security hazard.
+_Description: Should fdmount be installed 'setuid root'?
+ In order to enable ordinary users to mount a floppy disk,
+ the fdmount program can be installed with the set-user-ID bit set, so
+ that it will run with the permissions of the superuser.
+ .
+ Such setting may have security implications in case of
+ vulnerabilities in the software's code.
--- ../fdutils.old/debian/control 2007-12-19 10:16:33.000000000 +0000
+++ debian/control 2007-12-19 21:50:35.000000000 +0000
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org>
Standards-Version: 3.7.2
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), texi2html, flex, tetex-bin, texinfo, po-debconf
+Homepage: http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/fdutils/
Package: fdutils
Architecture: any
@@ -12,25 +13,23 @@
Replaces: miscutils, manpages (<< 1.11-3)
Description: Linux floppy utilities
This package contains utilities for formatting extra capacity
- disks, for automatic floppy disk mounting and unmounting, etc.
+ disks, automatic floppy disk mounting and unmounting, etc.
.
The package includes the following items:
.
- * superformat: formats high capacity disks of (up to 1992k
- for high density disks or up to 3984k for extra density
- disks)
- * fdmount: automatically mounts/unmounts disks when they are
- inserted/removed.
- * xdfcopy: formats, reads and writes OS/2's XDF disks.
- * MAKEFLOPPIES: creates the floppy devices in /dev
- * getfdprm: prints the current disk geometry (number of
- sectors, track and heads etc)
- * setfdprm: sets the current disk geometry
- * fdrawcmd: sends raw commands to the floppy driver
- * floppycontrol: configure the floppy driver
- * General documentation about the floppy driver
+ - superformat: formats high capacity disks (up to 1992k
+ for high density disks or up to 3984k for extra density
+ disks);
+ - fdmount: automatically mounts/unmounts disks when they are
+ inserted/removed;
+ - xdfcopy: formats, reads and writes OS/2's XDF disks;
+ - MAKEFLOPPIES: creates the floppy devices in /dev;
+ - getfdprm: prints the current disk geometry (number of
+ sectors, track and heads etc);
+ - setfdprm: sets the current disk geometry;
+ - fdrawcmd: sends raw commands to the floppy driver;
+ - floppycontrol: configures the floppy driver;
+ - general documentation about the floppy driver.
.
Note that these utilities do not work for USB floppy drives, because
there is no direct access to the floppy controller.
- .
- Homepage: http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/fdutils/
Template: fdutils/fdmount_setuid
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Should fdmount be installed 'setuid root'?
In order to enable ordinary users to mount a floppy disk,
the fdmount program can be installed with the set-user-ID bit set, so
that it will run with the permissions of the superuser.
.
Such setting may have security implications in case of
vulnerabilities in the software's code.
Source: fdutils
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org>
Standards-Version: 3.7.2
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), texi2html, flex, tetex-bin, texinfo, po-debconf
Homepage: http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/fdutils/
Package: fdutils
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, debianutils (>= 1.7)
Recommends: mtools (>= 3.8-1)
Replaces: miscutils, manpages (<< 1.11-3)
Description: Linux floppy utilities
This package contains utilities for formatting extra capacity
disks, automatic floppy disk mounting and unmounting, etc.
.
The package includes the following items:
.
- superformat: formats high capacity disks (up to 1992k
for high density disks or up to 3984k for extra density
disks);
- fdmount: automatically mounts/unmounts disks when they are
inserted/removed;
- xdfcopy: formats, reads and writes OS/2's XDF disks;
- MAKEFLOPPIES: creates the floppy devices in /dev;
- getfdprm: prints the current disk geometry (number of
sectors, track and heads etc);
- setfdprm: sets the current disk geometry;
- fdrawcmd: sends raw commands to the floppy driver;
- floppycontrol: configures the floppy driver;
- general documentation about the floppy driver.
.
Note that these utilities do not work for USB floppy drives, because
there is no direct access to the floppy controller.
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