----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Sparrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pesarif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Xpert]DGA requires SUID/root access???


> > In NT-based systems, you don't have to play games as the
Administrator/root.
>
> Sure you do. Just try installing any software that does anything more
> complicated during the install process than plopping a few .EXE files in
the
> filesystem as a regular user without Admin privs...

That's true for the install but not when the user is running the app, which
is what I'm worried about.
Surely, we don't need SUID just to display graphics?

thanks,
pesarif


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