tags 572691 = confirmed thanks On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 11:12:09AM +0100, Christian PERRIER wrote: > tags 572691 wontfix > thanks
> Quoting Michal Suchanek (michal.sucha...@ruk.cuni.cz): > > Package: smbfs > > Version: 2:3.4.5~dfsg-2 > > Severity: normal > > File: /sbin/mount.smbfs > > *** Please type your report below this line ***\ > > The NEWS.Debain.gz file mentions removing the reature but there is no > > suggested fix. > > Please document the change completely. > There is no such intent. Upstream discourages providing mount.cifs > setuid. So, the decision is up to the maintainer *and* we do not > really intend do show some incitation to do this by documenting the > use of dpkg-statoverride. Actually, I agree that the current NEWS entry needs to explain the consequences of the change and present the recommended alternative (I think I voiced this concern on IRC) - just not *dpkg-statoverride* as that recommended alternative. I think the changes pending in the cifs-utils bzr tree address this. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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