[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2011-12-03 Thread Fred
Security vulnerabilities must not be ignored! Robert, Cant LightDM use AppArmor or PolicyKit? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/401107 Title: Software runs as root To ma

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2011-12-01 Thread Martin Pitt
** No longer affects: consolekit (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: modemmanager (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: udev (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: upower (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://b

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2011-12-01 Thread Robert Ancell
LightDM must run as root to do authentication correctly and be able to create user session. ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2011-12-01 Thread Chris Coulson
Sigh, please stop doing this. You've been asked not to on more than one occasion already. ** No longer affects: accountsservice (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: udisks (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: ubuntu-system-service (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: util-linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bu

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2011-12-01 Thread Fred
** Also affects: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: udisks (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: upower (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: accountsservice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2009-07-20 Thread Bryce Harrington
Upstream video drivers require running as root in order to set the video modes. Some video drivers upstreams (-intel, -ati, -nouveau) are working on moving mode setting to the kernel, which in theory would enable X to run as non-root some day, but consider that Ubuntu works with a range of other v

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2009-07-20 Thread Marc Deslauriers
Feel free to open bugs with upstream software if you think they need fixing. If they need to be replaced, feel free to open bugs here and suggest adequate replacements. Of course we want to reduce the quantity of software running as root. As such, as soon as it is feasible to run X.org without the

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2009-07-20 Thread Fred
If that is the only way, then the software is bad, and needs to be fixed or replaced. I do not want an insecure system and potentially exploitable system because of a setup with badly isolated processes and crappy software that requires superuser privileges. X.org can be fixed so it wont need to

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2009-07-20 Thread Marc Deslauriers
Thanks for opening this bug report. Most of the daemons you've listed run as superuser as that is the only way to have the necessary privileges for them to operate correctly. In some cases, the daemons are protected by AppArmor profiles. This is the case with cups and dhcp3. If you have discovere

[Bug 401107] Re: Software runs as root

2009-07-18 Thread Fred
** Visibility changed to: Public -- Software runs as root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/401107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu