On 10/12/2016 13:02, Richmond wrote: > Mason83 <[email protected]> writes: > >> I'm not surprised you can't upgrade within SM, because you untarred >> as root, but run as regular user. So SM doesn't have permission to >> trash its installation folder. > > Is it a security hazard if Seamonkey has access to change itself?
In Linux, binaries are typically owned by root, so regular users can run them, but not change them (since they may be shared among several users). On a desktop system with a single user, it's not so important, but I think it is good security practice. Regards. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
