Re: : Question regarding actions to take on --purge of a package.

>>"Greg" == Greg Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Greg> This is an old thread that I have a new twist on. I just got Greg> bit by a purge that removed a file I really wouldn't have liked Greg> it to, but I think the packages involved were doing what they Greg> should have been doing according

Re: Preparing Debian for using capabilities: file ownership.

Miquel van Smoorenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote: > > That would not be a logical step. Right now programs such as rlogin, ssh, > > NFS etc make sure that you cannot login as root or that root rights > > get smashed. If your box is cracked somehow, it often is the case that > > people can get any

Re: : Question regarding actions to take on --purge of a package.

Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Greg> Now a new version of foo comes out, and a new package libfoo2 > Greg> is released but it uses the same configuration file as > Greg> libfoo1. > > > *BZZZT*. Mistake. New package, new configuration file -- > the postinst should h

Re: Preparing Debian for using capabilities: file ownership.

> > > That would not be a logical step. Right now programs such as rlogin, ssh, > > > NFS etc make sure that you cannot login as root or that root rights > > > get smashed. If your box is cracked somehow, it often is the case that > > > people can get any userid they like _except_ root. If the syst