Author: bdubbs Date: 2008-12-30 23:15:54 -0700 (Tue, 30 Dec 2008) New Revision: 7697
Modified: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/netutils/traceroute.xml trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Log: Updated to traceroute-2.0.12. Modified: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/netutils/traceroute.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/basicnet/netutils/traceroute.xml 2008-12-31 05:22:14 UTC (rev 7696) +++ trunk/BOOK/basicnet/netutils/traceroute.xml 2008-12-31 06:15:54 UTC (rev 7697) @@ -4,24 +4,12 @@ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> %general-entities; - <!-- Inserted as a reminder to do this. The mention of a test suite - is usually right before the root user installation commands. Please - delete these 12 (including one blank) lines after you are done.--> - - <!-- Use one of the two mentions below about a test suite, - delete the line that is not applicable. Of course, if the - test suite uses syntax other than "make check", revise the - line to reflect the actual syntax to run the test suite --> - - <!-- <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> --> - <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> --> - - <!ENTITY traceroute-download-http "http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/platform/sun/packages/solaris/freeware/SOURCES/traceroute-&traceroute-version;.tar.gz";> - <!ENTITY traceroute-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/traceroute-&traceroute-version;.tar.gz";> - <!ENTITY traceroute-md5sum "964d599ef696efccdeebe7721cd4828d"> - <!ENTITY traceroute-size "74 KB"> - <!ENTITY traceroute-buildsize "540 KB"> - <!ENTITY traceroute-time "0.01 SBU"> + <!ENTITY traceroute-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/traceroute/traceroute-2.0.12.tar.gz"> + <!ENTITY traceroute-download-ftp " "> + <!ENTITY traceroute-md5sum "2262a9d30ae85f12b759a38ef827f8f7"> + <!ENTITY traceroute-size "68 KB"> + <!ENTITY traceroute-buildsize "548 KB"> + <!ENTITY traceroute-time "Less than 0.1 SBU"> ]> <sect1 id="traceroute" xreflabel="Traceroute-&traceroute-version;"> @@ -80,56 +68,15 @@ <para>Install <application>Traceroute</application> by running the following commands:</para> -<screen><userinput>sed -i -e 's/-o bin/-o root/' Makefile.in && -./configure --prefix=/usr && -make</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> + <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> -<screen role='root'><userinput>make install && -make install-man</userinput></screen> - +<screen role='root'><userinput>make prefix=/usr install</userinput></screen> </sect2> - <sect2 role="commands"> - <title>Command Explanations</title> - - <para><command>sed 's/-o bin/-o root/' Makefile.in</command>: - Adjusts the <filename>Makefile</filename> so that the program is installed - with user <systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> owning the files - instead of user <systemitem class='username'>bin</systemitem> - (which doesn't exist on a default LFS system).</para> - - <para><command>make install</command>: Installs <command>traceroute</command> - with SUID set to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> in the - <filename class='directory'>/usr/sbin</filename> directory. This makes it - possible for all users to execute <command>traceroute</command>. For absolute - security, turn off the SUID bit in <command>traceroute</command>'s file permissions - with the command:</para> - -<screen role='root'><userinput>chmod -v 0755 /usr/sbin/traceroute</userinput></screen> - - <para>The risk is that if a security problem such as a buffer overflow was - ever found in the <application>Traceroute</application> code, a regular user - on your system could gain <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> - access if the program is SUID <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. - Of course, removing the SUID permission also makes it impossible for users other - than <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> to utilize - <command>traceroute</command>, so decide what's right for - your individual situation.</para> - - <para>The goal of BLFS is to be completely FHS compliant, so if you do leave the - <command>traceroute</command> binary SUID <systemitem - class="username">root</systemitem>, then you should move - <filename>traceroute</filename> to <filename class='directory'>/usr/bin</filename> - with the following command:</para> - -<screen role='root'><userinput>mv -v /usr/sbin/traceroute /usr/bin</userinput></screen> - - <para>This ensures that the binary is in the path for non-root users.</para> - - </sect2> - <sect2 role="content"> <title>Contents</title> Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2008-12-31 05:22:14 UTC (rev 7696) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2008-12-31 06:15:54 UTC (rev 7697) @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ <!ENTITY wget-version "1.11.4"> <!-- Chapter 19 --> -<!ENTITY traceroute-version "1.4a12"> +<!ENTITY traceroute-version "2.0.12"> <!ENTITY nmap-version "4.20"> <!ENTITY whois-version "4.7.28"> <!ENTITY bind-version "9.4.1-P1"> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2008-12-31 05:22:14 UTC (rev 7696) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2008-12-31 06:15:54 UTC (rev 7697) @@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ <para>December 30th, 2008</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to traceroute-2.0.12.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to zip-3.0.</para> </listitem> <listitem> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
