Re: Apple II emulaton and svgalib/suid
"Richard E. Hawkins Esq." <hawk@eyry.econ.iastate.edu> writes:
> Hmm, i installed it a month or so ago, and I could get it working.
> I installed today, after reinstalling the system a couple of weeks
> ago, and I can't get it working.
[...]
> Has something changed?
Yes; apple2 use to _incorrectly_ default to being suid root, which is
a nasty security hole since the code is not secure. Now, if you want
it to be suid root (knowing the risks of doing so), you must manually
make it suid root; or alternatively run it with sudo or something.
--
James
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