Joe, perhaps suggest in the postinst script that it *can* be setuid/setgid ahd offer to set it there? (gnuplot does this, if one is looking for a precedent to follow..)
On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 03:38:38PM -0400, Joe Drew wrote: > Is it permissable to create binaries, linked against svgalib, > which are setuid/setgid root.root? > The security paranoid system administrator in me says this is > a big no-no, particularly when what I'm talking about is a game > (lxdoom). But then, when you install lxdoom-svga, it's unusable > except by root until it is setuid by root. > What's the usual way to go about this? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
