On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Jesse Keating wrote:

>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 07:42:53 -0800
>From: Jesse Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>List-Id: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 8.0 (Psyche) <psyche-list.redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: database front end gui
>
>On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 02:27:15 -0500 (EST)
>R P Herrold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
># Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the
># root user. The full text of the error or warning message cannot be
># safely formatted in this environment. You may get a more descriptive
># message by running the program as a non-root user or by removing the
># suid bit on the executable. xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s
>
>Wait a second, why in gods name is xterm suid root?  It's not on my 8.0
>box, neither is my term of choice, aterm...  

Correct, xterm is definitely not SUID root in Red Hat Linux.  It 
hasn't been for years.


-- 
Mike A. Harris          ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris
OS Systems Engineer
XFree86 maintainer
Red Hat Inc.



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