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and subject line wodim no longer requires suid
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Package: cdrecord
Version: 4:2.01+01a03-5
Severity: normal
I set my debconf priority to critical in order to see how well my installation
would cope.
I don't know exactly what the policy is concerning debconf priorities, but
seeing as for the `critical' level debconf says "Pick it if you are a newbie",
the question about setting cdrecord to be SUID should theorectically be of
`critical' importance, since otherwise newbies will not be able to burn CDs,
and will continue to flood irc channels with cryptic "Cannot send SCSI cmd via
ioctl" messages.
I generally prefer things to have a "Just Works" policy, though I am aware
there is a lot to consider here, and that there are other probably better
solutions, such as rewording debconf's message level question.
Note that currently it is of medium priority, so it will display if users just
select the default. But since the question says "If in doubt, I suggest you
install it without SUID.", and doesn't mention that if you are migrating from a
less secure operating system you won't care, this still isn't clear enough for
the unpersuaded Linux novice who will consequently give up.
I am also not sure how recent kernels have been improving raw device access
permissions in this area or whether the current suid solution will not be
necessary anymore, so this may not actually be an issue at some point in the
future.
Thank you,
Adonikam
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.14
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages cdrecord depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.67 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.3.5-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libcap1 1:1.10-14 support for getting/setting POSIX.
ii makedev 2.3.1-79 creates device files in /dev
Versions of packages cdrecord recommends:
ii mkisofs 4:2.01+01a03-5 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
-- debconf information:
* cdrecord/SUID_bit: true
cdrecord/MAKEDEVNEW: true
cdrecord/do_it_yourself:
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Version: 5:1.0~pre3-1
This is no longer an issue for me, closing.
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Adonikam Virgo
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