Re: Preparing Debian for using capabilities: file ownership.
On 20-Sep-00, 23:29 (CDT), Nicol?s Lichtmaier <nick@debian.org> wrote:
[Manoj wrote:]
> > Umm, before we start proposing this, we should ahve a pilot
> > project, and have a few machines, including some running servers,
> > that run like this, and see what breaks. We can then rty changing a
> > few common packages to work like this, working out details of any
> > conversion protocol requirements, if any.
> >
> > In other words, test and proitotype first. _Then_ we change policy.
>
> The only thing that could break is package updating, because it's the only
> thing that writes into those files. And it won't, because dpkg run as root,
> and root can now write to a file he doesn't own without any problem.
Aaah, yes, proof by assertion. I'm with Manoj on this one.
Steve
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