Package: xterm Version: 243-1 Severity: wishlist Hi
xterm is currently sgid utmp; I would prefer it wouldn't be. The xterm FAQ says: Why does $LD_LIBRARY_PATH get reset? If xterm is running setuid (which is needed on some systems which have no wrappers for opening pty's and updating utmp), newer systems automatically set or reset environment variables which are considered security problems. These include $PATH and $LD_LIBRARY_PATH, since they affect the choice of which programs are run if not specified via a full pathname. ... Modern Unix systems (such as recent Solaris and HPUX versions) do not require you to run xterm setuid. Some will result in odd malfunctions if you do this. In my case HOSTALIASES and LD_LIBRARY_PATH get reset when running programs which is inconvenient for key bindings launching apps in xterm as I need to start a shell each time to set these vars. I don't know whether it's possible to drop this bit in Debian yet, but I wish we do. Thanks -- Loïc Minier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org