>>>>> "J" == Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
J> On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote: >> etc. well, isn't adding things to the package cache changing part of the >> system? OK, it should be more clear... >> one test is could apt-cache be setuid root? J> No, the cache is entirely a transparent and non-user visible component of J> the APT system. You cannot use apt-cache to change the standard cache in J> any way that is user visible. J> Anything the add command does to the system cache will be automatically J> undone the next time apt-get is run. It's only useful if an alternative J> cache is specified on the command line. OK, it would clear things up big time if all that was noted on the man page. -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780
