>> Is there any security risk if I configure/compile all the sources >> as the superuser? (I am referring only to the build/installation >> process)
> Unlikely but possible. Could you please elaborate this a little? Maybe with an example? Thank you, Buzai On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:38 AM, <edac...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 01/10/2011 11:06 AM, Buzai Andras wrote: >> Hi, > Hi >> I want to install Postfix 2.7.2 by compiling it from sources. >> In the INSTALL file I saw the following statement: >> >> "In the instructions below, a command written as "# >> command" should be executed as the superuser. >> A command written as "% command" should be executed as an >> unprivileged user." >> >> My question is: >> The user used to configure/compile the sources is used in anyway in >> Postfix later? > No. >> Is there any security risk if I configure/compile all the sources >> as the superuser? (I am referring only to the build/installation >> process) > Unlikely but possible. Could you please elaborate this a little? Maybe with an example? >> Thank you, >> >> Buzai > >
