On Fri, 09Dec11 19:33 -0800, Scott Doty: wrote: > On 12/9/11 6:53 PM, Dean S. Messing wrote: > > > > I just tested your suggestion. The timestamps are changing. > > > > It's probably running: /usr/lib64/nspluginwrapper/plugin-config
I think you have solved the mystery, Scott. The access time on this executable is 17:19 today, which was the first time I ran my test for my initial post. (Thankfully I recorded the time in that post.) I've tested a few more times since then but the access time didn't update because (if I recall) the kernel only updates if it hasn't been accessed in 24 hours. So the next question is: why is an "suid root" executable needing to be called? Can't everything be confined to my user account so that nasty things can't happen. I'm not sure exactly what plugin-config does (apart from configuring plugins :-), but if it is allowed to install stuff in the /usr/lib64 hierarchy, it would seem (to a security novice like me) to be a serious security hole. Anyway, thanks for solving the mystery. Dean -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
