Re: Bug#148466: apt requires apt.conf to be readable for non-root usage
On Wed, 29 May 2002, Matt Kern wrote:
> If you run 'apt-cache search <package>' without read access to
> apt.conf, apt bails. While I understand that there are important
> options in this file that might be needed in order for apt to function
> properly, in my experience (maybe others?) the most common option in
> this file is to add an http/ftp proxy together with a username and
> password if the proxy requires one.
It is probably better to have a seperate config file just for root that
contains the password, or better yet, just arrange for root's environment
to have the proper proxy environment variable with the password in it..
The config file is not really ment to store private data like passwords.
Jason
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