Re: install screensaver with setuid root

[Rob Mahurin <robm@mad.scientist.com>]

On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:15:36PM +0200, Alex Suzuki wrote:
> On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 04:12:51AM -0400, Rob Mahurin wrote:
> > You should probably file a bug on the package, if it's not useable
> > without introducing a security risk.  Perhaps someone more familiar
> > with the code could seperate out the part that needs special
> > privileges into a seperate setuid program.
> 
> The problem is that the ping sensor is actually a special feature, you
> can use the screensaver if it's not setuid root, you just can't access
> that feature.

This is the purpose of "wishlist" bugs.  See bug#96677.

Rob

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