On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 02:41:27AM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev > Version: 1.9.20 > > Hi, > > when extracting tar files, --no-same-owner is the default for everyone > except root. This means that dpkg-source -x used as root will produce > more or less random uids/gids on the files and directories it extracts.
Not random, as marcus points out in his next email to the bug. It's a bit weird, I concede, but surely dpkg-source is not the kind of command you should be running as root anyhow? Running arbitrary commands as root often leads to security problems... Jules -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
