found 206843 4:3.5.5-4 thanks On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 01:03:08PM +0100, Tomas Hoger wrote: > merge 386334 > thanks > > > Hi Ana! > > On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 02:02:30PM +0100, Ana Guerrero wrote: > > You filed the bug > > #206843 "ktalkd does not work correctly when run under user nobody" > > some time ago, you can read the bug report at: > > http://bugs.debian.org/206843 > > I have not been using ktalkd for several years now and I do not have > Debian Etch / Sid machine to test at the moment. > > I only had opportunity to test on the Ubuntu Edgy machine with KDE 3.5.5. > Tests show same results as I described in my original post. When ktalkd is > started as root, it works as expected, however it's probably not best idea > from security point of view (and that's the reason why it is configured to > run under nobody by default, as was requested in #147762). When ktalkd is > run as nobody, it's only possible to leave message on answering machine. > > Therefore, I assume problem has not been fixed (or worked on) upstream. > I'm not sure if upstream ever intended to make it usable under non-root > user. Debian changelog does not mention any Debian-specific fix either and > latest Debian version (3.5.5-4) still runs ktalkd as nobody according to > postinst. > > Few other Debian bugs have been filed for this issue after my report: > > #354073, for version 4:3.3.2-5 > closed by Christopher Martin claiming it's no longer present in 4:3.5.1-2 > > #386334, for version 4:3.5.4-2 > provides more detailed info, with relevant error messages from log > > > Btw: Reading Debian changelog I've noticed there's been switch from nobody > to root in 4:2.1.1-3 and then back to nobody in 4:3.1.2-1. > > I'm merging this bug with already mentioned #386334. >
Thanks a lot of for the response Tomas. Ana > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
