On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 03:42:39PM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote: > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003:09:05:21:08:07+0100] scribed: > > Incidentally, why sudo? dpkg doesn't need any special privileges just to > > search its database. > > # id > uid=1000(mds) gid=1000(mds) > groups=1000(mds),6(disk),29(audio),50(staff),1001(sambamount),1002(mysql) > > # dpkg -S /usr/sbin/dpkg-divert > bash: /usr/bin/dpkg: Permission denied > > Is this because of tiger, or bastille? > > # ls -l /usr/bin/dpkg > -rwxr-x--- 1 root root 153944 Apr 26 15:19 /usr/bin/dpkg
Wow. Don't do that, then. Those permissions are daft; if a "security tool" did that then you should stop using it immediately, as its authors clearly have grave difficulties with the concept of a security boundary and where to put it. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
