> I'd have expect this test to fail on _any_ UNIX system if run as root. > Root's allowed to write to stuff! Any stuff! About the only permission > with any effect on root is the eXecute bit for the exec call, to prevent > blindly running random data files.
You're right, here's another test on Linux (I must have screwed up when I tested this on my box): # mkdir /tmp/foo # chmod -w /tmp/foo # touch /tmp/foo/bar # ls /tmp/foo bar You can still set the directory immutable if you really want to deny write to root: # chattr +i /tmp/foo # touch /tmp/foo/spam touch: cannot touch `/tmp/foo/spam': Permission denied > Equally, why on earth are you running tests as root!?!?!?!?! Madness. > It's as bad as compiling stuff as root etc etc. A bad idea all around, > securitywise. Agreed, I would personally never run a buildbot as root. I just changed this because I was tired of seeing the same buildbots always red (thus masking real failures). _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
