On 2026-02-11 01:13:05 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2026-02-10 18:38:10 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 11:59:38PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > Then, concerning the needed permissions, isn't this controlled by > > > PAM configuration? > > > > presumably - but ultimately it's a matter of authentication. > > How do you suppose xterm would accomplish that? > > I don't know how this works, but I'm wondering why you mentioned > authentication. The only thing that should be used concerning the > user is the PID of the process.
I meant, the PID of the process should be known, and information associated with it (UID...) can then be used. I don't see the need for a particular authentication. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Pascaline project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
